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Aug 06 2023
News
Trump attorney suggests protective order is an ‘attack’ on freedom of the press
Former President Trump’s attorney John Lauro suggested Sunday that the Department of Justice’s request for a protective order for evidence in its case against Trump is an “attack,” on the freedom of the press. “This is an attack on you and members of the press,” Lauro said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” with George Stephanopoulos. “I’m really surprised people haven’t spoken out about it.”
The Hill
Aug 14 2023
News
A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom
A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the office of a local newspaper and a journalist's home on Friday, prompting outrage over what First Amendment experts are calling a likely violation of federal law. The police department in Marion, Kansas — a town of about 2,000 — raided the Marion County Record under a
NPR Fact Check
Nov 09 2023
News
Ohio vote solidifies abortion freedoms
WASHINGTON -- A proposal to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio's Constitution was approved in a statewide election Tuesday, with a significant number of Republicans joining with Democrats to ensure the measure's passage. When the Associated Press called the race, votes cast in favor of the proposal were winning with about 56% of the vote, compared with about 44% for votes cast in opposition -- a
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Jul 27 2020
Analysis
The attacks on press freedom in Portland
THIS WEEK DAVE MILLER, who hosts a daily talk show on Oregon Public Broadcasting, interviewed “two very tired people”: Tuck Woodstock and Sergio Olmos, both independent journalists. Since late May, daily protests in solidarity with Black lives and against police brutality have taken place in Portland. Local outlets have often sent reporters, but not to cover every protest; mainstream national
Columbia Journalism Review
Aug 16 2023
News
White House concerned by raid on Kansas newspaper, says freedom of press ‘core value’
The White House expressed concern Wednesday over the raid of a Kansas newspaper last week by local police as a prosecutor withdrew the search warrant used to justify the search. Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody and his officers searched the newsroom of the Marion County Record on Friday, as well as the home of the owner and publisher. The officers were looking for evidence about how the paper
The Kansas City Star
Aug 14 2023
News
Police raid small paper in Kansas, prompting national outcry over press freedom
NPR Fact Check
Nov 29 2023
News
Montana Freedom Caucus asks for special session to address property taxes
Some in the legislature want to call for a special session to address property taxes. The Montana Freedom Caucus, made up of 20 Republican legislators, has asked the Secretary of State's office to poll the legislature. It will take 76 legislators, one more than half of the Senators and Representatives, to make that happen for a possible start date of Jan. 15. "There's a lot of people out there
KTVQ 2
Feb 14 2014
Opinion
A new assault on freedom of the press
Last week a little noticed clash took place on Capitol Hill involving the fundamental values underlying the First Amendment.
Fox News (Online News)
May 03 2023
Opinion
UN can help journalists beyond World Press Freedom Day
Evan Gershkovich and Jimmy Lai are about to spend World Press Freedom Day behind bars.
Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal Moscow correspondent, and Lai, a pro-democracy Hong Kong media magnate, are among record numbers of journalists in prison as the United Nations marks the 30th anniversary of its special day for media freedom on Wednesday, May 3, in New York.
Their imprisonment
Committee to Protect Journalists