Journalists covering recent demonstrations in California have been assaulted, detained, and shot with crowd-control munitions — simply for doing their jobs. “We see these agencies acting lawlessly,” Tina-Desiree Berg said. Read the recap from our webinar:
Journalism Institute
Pressing On: Los Angeles journalists face violence, push for accountability - Journalism Institute
When journalist Ben Camacho set out to cover protests in Paramount, California, he did not expect to become a part of the story he was reporting. B...
More and more, the Trump administration is accusing journalists of inciting violence or lawlessness by simply reporting the news. These claims are baseless, but they’re not harmless.
Freedom of the Press
No, reporting is not ‘incitement’
The Trump administration is trying to silence reporting about ICE by baselessly accusing journalists of inciting violence or lawlessness
Is President Trump using the ruse of building a presidential library as a vehicle for funneling bribes? Sen. Warren’s new bill could put a stop to that.
Freedom of the Press
Building presidential libraries shouldn’t be a ruse for funneling bribes
Sen. Warren’s new bill would make presidential library donations more transparent
NASA walks back its commonsense promise to host landmark climate reports on its website. These reports are required by law and help the public adapt to climate change. Keeping them secret puts us all at greater risk.
NASA Website Will Not Provide Previous National Climate Reports
An agency spokeswoman had initially stated that NASA would retain earlier assessments online for continuity.
ICE lawyers shouldn't hide their identities in court, and immigration judges shouldn't condone the practice. This disturbing trend must be stopped immediately.
The Intercept
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
Photos and videos posted on social media have been an incredibly important source of information for journalists reporting on ICE raids. This is exactly why we must defend the First Amendment right to record police in public and laws that protect against online censorship.
NBC News
How user-generated videos on social media brought Trump’s immigration crackdown to America’s screens
The videos have become a crucial window into the U.S. government’s aggressive efforts to find and apprehend undocumented immigrants.
"The new law is so absurdly broad it could theoretically be used to stop a group of students from discussing politics on a campus bench at night. That’s not security; it’s suppression." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/14/texas-campus-free-speech/
Well now it’s official. The dossier ICE relied on to abduct, imprison and seek to deport Rümeysa Öztürk includes her op-ed objecting to Israel’s war in Gaza, and not much else. Unsurprising, but absolutely disgusting.
Knight First Amendment Institute
AAUP v. Rubio, Daily Trial Updates
ICE isn’t the secret police, and it shouldn’t be allowed to operate a de facto secret prison network. Private prisons, detention facilities, and detainee transport services that contract with the federal government should all be subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
Freedom of the Press
FOIA doesn’t apply to ICE’s for-profit detention network. It should
ICE isn’t the secret police, and it shouldn’t be allowed to operate a de facto secret prison
The government is putting more and more pressure on journalists reporting on ICE. We all must speak out against these chilling tactics.
Freedom of the Press
ICE wants to work in secret. We shouldn’t let it
Journalism about ICE is increasingly under attack by officials who prefer government propaganda