Mohammed bin Salman should be in a courthouse facing justice for ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Instead, he's at the White House.
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Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist
President Donald Trump is dismissing U.S. intelligence findings that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the the ...
Brendan Carr is an attorney who took an oath to uphold the Constitution. He knows better. We told D.C.'s attorney disciplinary office four months ago (and who knows how many First Amendment violations ago) that it should disbar him. https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5425320-press-freedom-fcc-ethics-complaint/
"So I presume by the name of your organization that you're not very keen on sitting presidents suing news organizations." That's correct! Listen to our interview with UnHerd about Trump's latest lawsuit threat against BBC:
UnHerd
Will Trump destroy the BBC?
UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers dives into the legal and political firestorm surrounding President Trump’s threatened lawsuit against the BBC. ...
The Executive Office of Immigration Reform clarified in response to a letter from FPF that journalists are allowed to cover immigration courts without checking in or getting permission. Read more from FPF’s Seth Stern:
Freedom of the Press
No, journalists don’t need permission to cover immigration courts
DOJ office rescinds unconstitutional check-in requirement following FPF letter
Any police officer or judge who knows the First Amendment shouldn't have asked for or signed off on the raid on the Marion County Record and the home of owners Eric and Joan Meyer. But apparently, police don’t always read the law, and judges may need a refresher.
Freedom of the Press
Kansas county pays $3M for forgetting the First Amendment
Marion County cops got their First Amendment lesson the hard way. Police elsewhere should take note
Sick of horrors they're seeing by ICE, retired Chicago journalists unleash
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal agents have traumatized us
LA press rights lawyer Susan Seager: "Cops are banned from shooting non-violent people with deadly projectiles — whether they’re protesters or journalists. Because it’s illegal."
Larry Wilson: Stop shooting at the press while we do our jobs – Daily News
From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Update: Marion County, Kansas, agreed Nov. 10 to pay more than $3 million for its role in a raid on the Marion County Record newsroom in 2023.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Newsroom, personal equipment seized in Kansas raid
Local law enforcement executed a search warrant on the offices of the Marion County Record on Aug. 11, 2023, seizing …
Contrary to what you might have heard, journalists don't need to seek permission from or check in with the government to cover immigration courts. Thanks to FPF's advocacy, the government changed its practices and its policies to make that clear.
Freedom of the Press
No, journalists don’t need permission to cover immigration courts
DOJ office rescinds unconstitutional check-in requirement following FPF letter
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Police and judges need a refresher on the First Amendment. Kansas’ Marion County just provided the syllabus — the expensive way.
Freedom of the Press
Kansas county pays $3M for forgetting the First Amendment
Marion County cops got their First Amendment lesson the hard way. Police elsewhere should take note