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Ex-President and convicted felon Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington, DC, June 22, 2024.

Jul 10, 2024

Supreme Court Term Ends with Win for Trump, First Amendment Rights

A protester records police in riot gear as they form a wall to push crowds of demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on June 30, 2020, in the wake the murder of George Floyd.

Aug 23, 2022

Arizona's New Law Banning People from Recording Police Violates our First Amendment Rights

A photojournalist is arrested by NYPD officers during an anti-Trump protest in New York City

Aug 6, 2021

Freedom of the Press is Under Attack

he northern facade of the Department of Justice building in the Nation's capital .

Jun 11, 2021

No More Spying on Journalists

Police in Portland wear riot gear and armed with guns as smoke fills the streets.

Sep 1, 2020

The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won鈥檛 Talk About

Federal officers open fire on demonstrators with 'less-lethal' weapons, as demonstrators protest against police brutality.

Jul 18, 2020

A Constitutional Crisis in Portland

Black Lives Matter Protestors run as tear gas is dispensed into the crowd.

Jun 23, 2020

"All Hell Broke Loose."

Two journalists prepare for police use of force.

Jun 12, 2020

Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines

Jun 11, 2020

Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines

A police officer shouts at Associated Press videojournalist Robert Bumsted, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in New York.

Jun 3, 2020

Police are Attacking Journalists at Protests. We鈥檙e Suing.

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News & Commentary about Freedom of the Press