Judge Bars Government From ‘Wholesale’ Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Seized Devices
The judge said he balanced the need to protect the reporter's free speech rights with the government’s duty to safeguard top secret national security information.
Judge Weighs Washington Post’s Demand for Government To Return Devices Seized From Reporter’s Home
The Post says much of the seized material is exempt from government review under the Privacy Protection Act because the reporter isn’t a target of the investigation.
Press Freedom Advocates Worry That Raid on Washington Post Journalist’s Home Will Chill Reporting
The raid was made in context of a series of actions taken against the media during the Trump administration, including lawsuits against The New York Times and the BBC.
New York Times Suing Pentagon Over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s New Press Rules
Outlets like The Times walked out of the Pentagon rather than agree to the rules as a condition for getting a press credential.
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Paper Rejects Sketch of Bezos Bowing to Trump
She said she’s never before had a cartoon rejected because of its inherent messaging and that such a move is dangerous for a free press.
Federal Judge Dismisses the Trump Campaign’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Washington Post
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Feb. 3 ruling the Trump Campaign did not adequately plead the factual basis of actual malice for an allegedly defamatory Washington Post article, and ruled another was protected opinion.
Court Tosses Trump Campaign’s Defamation Suit Against the New York Times
The suit against the Times was part of a string of lawsuits the Trump campaign filed in 2020 against media companies. So far, two have been dismissed and one remains ongoing.
How Trump and Nunes Use Defamation Lawsuits To Silence Their Critics
Public officials using libel suits as a weapon against the press is nothing new. In the time of Times v. Sullivan, southern officials had brought nearly $300 million in libel actions against the press. For reference, Nunes alone has brought just over $900 million in defamation claims in a twelve-month period.