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First Amendment law legend: ‘Fight back’
Plus: Hypocrisy as deep as the Gulf of Mexico

Secret U.K. spy order imperils press freedom
By demanding a back door into end-to-end encrypted iCloud data, the U.K. undermines journalist-source confidentiality

Legendary First Amendment lawyer urges press to fight Trump’s attacks
Potential CBS settlement would only embolden further attacks on press freedom.

Prosecutor puts DOGE ahead of First Amendment
Plus: Judges must stop facilitating Trump’s extortionate settlements

Let all journalists cover Utah statehouse
The Utah legislature is retaliating against one journalist and kicking all independent reporters out of the statehouse in the process, a new lawsuit claims

Trump is using settlements to extract bribes. Judges can step in to stop it
The judiciary shouldn’t bury its head in the sand while democracy crumbles in its courtrooms

Groups demand U.S. attorney for D.C. respect First Amendment
Threats to investigate DOGE critics violate the Constitution

A perfect setup to criminalize journalism
Biden’s Tim Burke prosecution will help Trump criminalize the reporting of corporate secrets

Trump attacks oversight, Dems attack whistleblowers
If Snowden is a traitor, what should we call all the intelligence officials who broke the law to spy on Americans and lied about it?

A dangerous time to attack whistleblowers
Plus: A perfect setup to criminalize reporting of corporate secrets