Judge Orders Federal Officers in Portland To Stop Harassing and Assaulting Journalists and Legal Observers
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon reminds the feds that they are bound by the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon reminds the feds that they are bound by the First Amendment.
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of frivolous suits the president's reelection campaign has filed against media outlets.
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The presidential candidate reserves the right to wage unauthorized wars, kill Americans in foreign countries, prosecute journalists, and selectively flout the law.
Trump has long complained that libel laws need to be loosened to allow more lawsuits against media outlets.
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Episode 10 of Free Speech Rules, a video series by UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
Authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro attacks the press using the same justification the U.S. used to charge Julian Assange.
We raised over $370,000 from more than 1,300 donors. Incredible.
"CNN is the mother of fake news," reads the introduction to Nunes' new lawsuit.
“If the Court is serious about protecting freedom of expression, we should grant review.”
DART police officer Stephanie Branch illegally arrested Avi Adelman after he defied her unlawful orders to stop photographing paramedics treating an overdose.
Most respondents, especially millennials, favored viewpoint-based censorship, suppression of "hurtful or offensive" speech in certain contexts, and legal penalties for wayward news organizations.
Officer Stephanie Branch arrested Avi Adelman for criminal trespass even though he was not doing anything illegal.
Even as the senator calls Donald Trump a press-bullying authoritarian, he threatens press freedom in the name of preserving "independent" media.
The Democracy for All Amendment aims to mute some voices so that others can be heard.
While the teenager has a legitimate beef about coverage of his encounter with Native American activist Nathan Phillips, that doesn't mean he has a legal cause of action.
Superior Court Judge Rochelle East says the warrant violated California law.
The police conducted two searches in two days to track down who is leaking things leaders don’t want the public to know.
The move is an assault on the First Amendment.
Actions speak louder than words. Trump 's labeling of the media as "the enemy of the people" is bad, but he's not breaking into reporters' homes to find leakers. That's what the San Francisco Police Department did.
The treatment of Bryan Carmody and Julian Assange reveals widespread confusion about who counts as a journalist and whether it matters.
The chief and the union square off over who arranged what was likely an illegal search.
Don't believe the Justice Department when it reassures journalists that the WikiLeaks founder is uniquely guilty of violating the Espionage Act.
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Under the government's theory in some of the charges, any reporter who knowingly prints certain kinds of government secrets could equally be prosecuted.
It's not just the right to report that's under attack. It's also your right to be informed.
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Journalism is at risk not just from government but from media types who see their jobs as protecting the powerful from embarrassment.
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Journalists would be expected to pay up for government records, while handing over their own records to government officials for free.
Police allegedly shoved a photographer to the ground with a baton as well.
Sex, publishing, and quasi-legal theft collide in the Backpage prosecution.
People getting starry eyed about socialism should look to Venezuela for some important warning signs.
The case, which pits Trump against the network he loves to criticize, has raised First Amendment concerns.
The legendary newsman calls for more reporting rather than more outrage or puffery.
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Jamal Khashoggi visited the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last week. He hasn't been seen since.
Demands for government oversight hide opportunism amid rhetoric about safety.
Prosecutors have declined to file charges against the officer.
Far from undermining freedom of the press, the president's fulminations prove its durability.
"If I have to specifically write word for word exactly what you are and are not permitted to print…then I'll do that," the judge said.
Disseminating fake news was punishable by up to six years behind bars.
The paper has put up hundreds of billboards highlighting both leaders' "turbulent relations with the media."
Former Senate Intel Committee staffer charged with lying about relationships with reporters covering Carter Page investigation.
The very fact that Robinson got 13 months in jail was also initially illegal to report.
For starters, don't describe the audience as incest survivors.