Pentagon Bars Journalists From Its Press Office, Saying It Has Become a ‘Classified Space’
The latest move took place against a backdrop of escalating tensions between the U.S. media and the second Trump administration, which has played out both in the public arena and at times in the courts.
After Protests Outside Synagogues, New York Makes It a Crime To Block Entry to a House of Worship
Critics worry that the buffer zones could be used to quell nonviolent demonstrations or criminalize free speech.
The New York Times Sues the Pentagon a Second Time Over Hegseth’s Media Restrictions
The Times lawsuit is another salvo in what has become an escalating tension between the U.S. media and the second Trump administration.
Supreme Court Sides With Trump in Dispute Over Immigration Judges’ Speech Restrictions
The immigration judges first sued in 2020, and the Supreme Court previously temporarily sided with them on an emergency basis in December 2025.
In Legal Dispute Over ‘The View,’ ABC Argues Trump Administration Is Trying To Chill Free Speech
“The Commission’s actions threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech, both with respect to The View and more broadly,” said the filing.
Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Center Raising 1st Amendment Fears About State Investigation
The high court’s unanimous ruling is a procedural victory for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which is challenging a New Jersey investigation of its practices.
Ex-FBI Director Comey Indicted Again, in a Probe Over an Online Post Officials Call a Trump Threat
The criminal case is the second in months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department’s relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the president.
Pentagon Can Require Reporters To Be Escorted During Appeal Process, Judges Rule
The panel’s majority opinion said the administration is likely to succeed in showing that the policy’s escort requirement is legally valid.