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Several recent moves by Trump’s Justice Department threaten press freedom
Trump's Justice Department has much more power over journalists than Trump's tweets, and may be getting ready to use it.
Another ‘ag-gag’ law struck down as a First Amendment violation, yet several states still have them in place
Despite a long history of journalists going undercover to investigate and shed light on secretive industries like the animal agriculture industry, several states have statutes—commonly known as ‘ag gag ...
Canadian police block journalists from covering pipeline protest in British Columbia
The Royal Mounted Canadian Police are preventing journalists from covering members of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s opposition to the construction of a natural gas pipeline that would ...
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