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First Amendment
Why White House Corrs Got Shriveled Party They Deserved
MIC DROPDavid Litt wrote the jokes for Obama. Now he writes an epitaph for an American institution left a shell of itself by bending to Trump.
Trump's Brazen Attacks on First Amendment Press Freedoms
READ ALL ABOUT IT!The Trump administration is using a range of tactics to target the media—and, in doing so, a fundamental right all Americans are afforded.
A Free White House Press is In Peril. I Demand to Meet Trump
POOL TOGETHERApril Ryan is one of the White House press corp’s longest-serving members. Here she reveals the extraordinary battle over freedom being fought in the West Wing—and her part in it.
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How Butthurt Mayor Became Worse for Free Press than Trump
BEAT THE PRESSMississippi mayor Chuck Espy has managed to silence his local paper with the help of a judge—something Trump can only dream of.
MAGA’s Favorite Justice Alito Is Very Interested in Pornhub
SEX AND THE SCOTUSThe justice’s blunder prompted a host of dirty jokes and snarky responses.
Machete-Wielding Teen Allegedly Threatened Florida Voters
KNIVES OUTPolice in Neptune Beach have attempted to assure residents that polling stations in the county remain safe for voters.
PEN America Is Right to Stay Out of Gaza War Activism
PRINCIPLES OVER POLITICSThe free speech organization canceled its annual World Voices Festival after a boycott by pro-Palestinian writers. But viewpoint neutrality is central to its mission.
We Don’t Need Warrior Cops Policing Campus Protests
REMEMBER FREE SPEECH?Heavily armed and armored officers cracking down on pro-Palestinian protests is unnecessary, dangerous, and sets a terrible precedent.
Supreme Court Strangles Protest Rights in 3 Southern States
SILENCEDIt declined to hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision that makes protest organizing in several states extremely risky.
Judge Blasts Texas AG’s ‘Retaliatory’ Probe of Watchdog
FIRST AMENDMENTMedia Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone released a statement calling the news a “victory for free speech.”