Trump’s Planned Appearance Bringing Renewed Scrutiny To Annual Correspondents’ Dinner
Between berating individual reporters, fighting news organizations in court and restricting press access to the Pentagon, the administration’s animus toward journalists has been a fixture of Trump’s second term.
AP and Others Challenge an Indiana Law Barring Reporters From Witnessing Executions
The AP aims to attend every execution in the U.S. to provide an accurate and unconstrained description for taxpayers.
Judge Will Not Take Further Steps to Enforce Order in AP Case Against Trump Administration
The case, which has significant free-speech implications under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, centers on the government blocking AP’s access to cover events.
Federal Judge Rules White House Cannot Bar Associated Press Journalists
A federal judge ordered the White House to restore The AP's full access, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish the organization for its speech.
AP Sues 3 Trump Administration Officials, Citing Freedom of Speech
The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case refusing to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
AP Reporter, Photographer Barred From Air Force One Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Dispute
Journalists consider the administration’s move a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment — a governmental attempt to dictate what a news company publishes under threat of retribution.
The Relationship Between the White House and Its Press Corps Can Be Contentious
This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists from three media appearances by President Donald Trump — two of them in the Oval Office itself.
Reprinted with Permission from Ballard Spahr In an opinion and order issued yesterday, a Nevada state court dismissed with prejudice a defamation claim brought by businessman Steve Wynn against the […]