A Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials

A Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/b...

ProPublica Wins Lawsuit Over Access to Court Records in U.S. Navy Cases A judge ruled that the Navy’s long-standing policy to withhold records from its criminal trials violated the First Amendment.

ProPublica Wins Lawsuit Over Access to Court Records in U.S. Navy Cases

A judge ruled that the Navy’s long-standing policy to withhold records from its criminal trials violated the First Amendment.

The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a danger to all Americans | Theodore J Boutrous, Jr and Katie Townsend We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on the press and a clear threat to first amendment freedoms

"The extraordinary arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort last week are a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on the press and pose a clear threat to First Amendment freedoms," write @tboutrous.bsky.social and @ktownsend.bsky.social. [via @us.theguardian.com]

The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a danger to all Americans | Theodore J Boutrous, Jr and Katie Townsend We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on the press and a clear threat to first amendment freedoms

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New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown | CNN Business The lawsuit, set to be filed in federal court in Washington, DC, names the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chief Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, as defendants.

The NYTimes' suit against the DoD over press access restrictions is "the only way to put an end to the Trump administration’s multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity," @trevortimm.bsky.social says.

Read @brianstelter.bsky.social's story:

A quote from RCFP's Gabe Rottman: “The Pentagon’s press access policy is unlawful because it gives government officials unchecked power over who gets a credential and who doesn’t, something the First Amendment prohibits. The public needs independent journalism and the reporters who deliver it back in the Pentagon at a time of heightened scrutiny of the department’s actions.”

Today, @nytimes.com filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its new press access policy.

In a statement supporting the lawsuit, @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman said the policy is "unlawful" and violates the First Amendment.

Read more: www.rcfp.org/nyt-pentagon...

The New York Times sues the Pentagon over press restrictions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s requirement that journalists pledge not to solicit any unauthorized information violates the First and Fifth amendments, the newspaper alleges, calling it “an attempt ...

The New York Times sued the Defense Department over its press policy prohibiting journalists from soliciting any information not explicitly authorized for release by the government.

The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military.

Read more: nyti.ms/44CRJZY

NPR battles Trump executive order in court NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.

NPR fights Trump's executive order against public media

The case isn't getting much attention.

But it pits the press's right not to face government retaliation over coverage against the president's assertion of vast executive powers

My story:

www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...

CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

News:

To settle NPR's lawsuit, CPB revives $36 million deal it killed after Trump’s pressure

My story for NPR:

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