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Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/03/prominent-niger-journalist-feared-forcibly-disappeared #Nigeria #FreePress #ViolenceAgainstJournalists #MoussaKaka #disappeared

Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/03/prominent-niger-journalist-feared-forcibly-disappeared #Nigeria #FreePress #ViolenceAgainstJournalists #MoussaKaka #disappeared

Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/03/prominent-niger-journalist-feared-forcibly-disappeared #Nigeria #FreePress #ViolenceAgainstJournalists #MoussaKaka #disappeared

Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/03/prominent-niger-journalist-feared-forcibly-disappeared #Nigeria #FreePress #ViolenceAgainstJournalists #MoussaKaka #disappeared

Stanford Student Newspaper Wins Suit over Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech http://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/4/stanford_daily_lawsuit_free_speech_fire #uspoli #FreeSpeech #FreePress #StandfordStudentNewspaper #TrumpRegime #journalism #TrumpFascism #GOPfascism

Stanford Student Newspaper Wins Suit over Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech http://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/4/stanford_daily_lawsuit_free_speech_fire #uspoli #FreeSpeech #FreePress #StandfordStudentNewspaper #TrumpRegime #journalism #TrumpFascism #GOPfascism

Stanford Student Newspaper Wins Suit over Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech http://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/4/stanford_daily_lawsuit_free_speech_fire #uspoli #FreeSpeech #FreePress #StandfordStudentNewspaper #TrumpRegime #journalism #TrumpFascism #GOPfascism

Stanford Student Newspaper Wins Suit over Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech http://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/4/stanford_daily_lawsuit_free_speech_fire #uspoli #FreeSpeech #FreePress #StandfordStudentNewspaper #TrumpRegime #journalism #TrumpFascism #GOPfascism

Stanford Student Newspaper Wins Suit over Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech http://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/4/stanford_daily_lawsuit_free_speech_fire #uspoli #FreeSpeech #FreePress #StandfordStudentNewspaper #TrumpRegime #journalism #TrumpFascism #GOPfascism

#EuGH ⚖️ zu Social-Media-Posts: Auch kurze Beiträge sind urheberrechtlich geschützt | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/EuGH-zu-Social-Media-Posts-Auch-kurze-Beitraege-sind-urheberrechtlich-geschuetzt-11442222.html #SocialMedia #copyright #Urheberrecht #Pressefreiheit #FreePress #journalism #Journalismus

#EuGH ⚖️ zu Social-Media-Posts: Auch kurze Beiträge sind urheberrechtlich geschützt | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/EuGH-zu-Social-Media-Posts-Auch-kurze-Beitraege-sind-urheberrechtlich-geschuetzt-11442222.html #SocialMedia #copyright #Urheberrecht #Pressefreiheit #FreePress #journalism #Journalismus

#EuGH ⚖️ zu Social-Media-Posts: Auch kurze Beiträge sind urheberrechtlich geschützt | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/EuGH-zu-Social-Media-Posts-Auch-kurze-Beitraege-sind-urheberrechtlich-geschuetzt-11442222.html #SocialMedia #copyright #Urheberrecht #Pressefreiheit #FreePress #journalism #Journalismus

#EuGH ⚖️ zu Social-Media-Posts: Auch kurze Beiträge sind urheberrechtlich geschützt | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/EuGH-zu-Social-Media-Posts-Auch-kurze-Beitraege-sind-urheberrechtlich-geschuetzt-11442222.html #SocialMedia #copyright #Urheberrecht #Pressefreiheit #FreePress #journalism #Journalismus

#EuGH ⚖️ zu Social-Media-Posts: Auch kurze Beiträge sind urheberrechtlich geschützt | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/EuGH-zu-Social-Media-Posts-Auch-kurze-Beitraege-sind-urheberrechtlich-geschuetzt-11442222.html #SocialMedia #copyright #Urheberrecht #Pressefreiheit #FreePress #journalism #Journalismus

A federal judge refused Friday to block the #Pentagon from firing 3 #StarsAndStripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the #military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.

Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by #Trump ruled that the #journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech rights.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-censorship-c9cd2e453e6bb2e8ca5908e0581e6eca?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

A federal judge refused Friday to block the #Pentagon from firing 3 #StarsAndStripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the #military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.

Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by #Trump ruled that the #journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech rights.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-censorship-c9cd2e453e6bb2e8ca5908e0581e6eca?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

A federal judge refused Friday to block the #Pentagon from firing 3 #StarsAndStripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the #military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.

Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by #Trump ruled that the #journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech rights.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-censorship-c9cd2e453e6bb2e8ca5908e0581e6eca?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

A federal judge refused Friday to block the #Pentagon from firing 3 #StarsAndStripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the #military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.

Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by #Trump ruled that the #journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech rights.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-censorship-c9cd2e453e6bb2e8ca5908e0581e6eca?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

A federal judge refused Friday to block the #Pentagon from firing 3 #StarsAndStripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the #military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.

Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by #Trump ruled that the #journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech rights.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-censorship-c9cd2e453e6bb2e8ca5908e0581e6eca?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information, but intimidating others who might do so in the future, acc/to people with knowledge of the effort.

…The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass #polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the #US #military in modern history.

#Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MilitaryReadiness #MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information, but intimidating others who might do so in the future, acc/to people with knowledge of the effort.

…The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass #polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the #US #military in modern history.

#Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MilitaryReadiness #MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information, but intimidating others who might do so in the future, acc/to people with knowledge of the effort.

…The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass #polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the #US #military in modern history.

#Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MilitaryReadiness #MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information, but intimidating others who might do so in the future, acc/to people with knowledge of the effort.

…The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass #polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the #US #military in modern history.

#Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MilitaryReadiness #MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information, but intimidating others who might do so in the future, acc/to people with knowledge of the effort.

…The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass #polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the #US #military in modern history.

#Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MilitaryReadiness #MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism

#US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the #military’s #JointStaff to #polygraph tests over leaks to #journalists, including about how the #Iran #war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, acc/to officials briefed on the move.

#Trump #Hegseth #MilitaryReadiness #transparency #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #MafiaState #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.SYLz.KGEu4ztorAmj&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the #military’s #JointStaff to #polygraph tests over leaks to #journalists, including about how the #Iran #war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, acc/to officials briefed on the move.

#Trump #Hegseth #MilitaryReadiness #transparency #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #MafiaState #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.SYLz.KGEu4ztorAmj&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the #military’s #JointStaff to #polygraph tests over leaks to #journalists, including about how the #Iran #war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, acc/to officials briefed on the move.

#Trump #Hegseth #MilitaryReadiness #transparency #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #MafiaState #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.SYLz.KGEu4ztorAmj&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the #military’s #JointStaff to #polygraph tests over leaks to #journalists, including about how the #Iran #war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, acc/to officials briefed on the move.

#Trump #Hegseth #MilitaryReadiness #transparency #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #MafiaState #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.SYLz.KGEu4ztorAmj&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the #military’s #JointStaff to #polygraph tests over leaks to #journalists, including about how the #Iran #war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, acc/to officials briefed on the move.

#Trump #Hegseth #MilitaryReadiness #transparency #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #MafiaState #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.SYLz.KGEu4ztorAmj&smid=nytcore-ios-share

A quotation from Hugo Black

In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.

Hugo Black (1886–1971) American politician and jurist, US Supreme Court Justice (1937–71)
New York Times Co. v. United States 403 U.S. 713, 717 (1971) (concurring)

More about this quote: wist.info/black-hugo/36400/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hugoblack #scotus #censorship #firstamendment #fourthestate #freepress #freedomofthepress #government #journalism #media #meme #priorrestraint #SCOTUS #tyranny #watchdog

Slavin said he & Korte were fired for participating in a #CBS #News interview, during which he said #censorship of the #military #newspaper crossed a red line.
“#Pentagon public affairs has deemed that insubordination,” Slavin said in an interview.

#StarsAndStripes #Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #censorship #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #StateMedia #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Under #Defense Secy #Hegseth, the publication’s #independence has come under threat during the 2nd #Trump admin as top #Pentagon leaders have derided the newspaper as “woke.”

Erik Slavin, the #editor in chief, said he & #reporter Lara Korte also received separation notices Friday.

#StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #censorship #MafiaState #StateMedia #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Taking it even further…

#Pentagon fires #StarsAndStripes leaders who criticized #DOD’s interference

The Defense Dept earlier this year railed against the publication, which has long enjoyed editorial #independence, as “woke.”

#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #military #journalism #media #FourthEstate #censorship #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #StateMedia #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/21/pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-leaders-who-criticized-dods-interference/

#ABC Sues #FCC to Block Threat to Its TV Licenses

The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air & accused the FCC of violating its #FirstAmendment rights.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #media #FourthEstate #censorship #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #StateMedia #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/business/media/abc-fcc-lawsuit-broadcast-licenses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6VA.3Zz_.we73rwHrbps0&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Every time. Cuz even they know it’s illegal.

#Trump #DOJ to Withdraw #Subpoenas Issued to #NewYorkTimes #Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which #NYT said were an attempt to #intimidate the #FreePress.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #dictatorship #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Every time. Cuz even they know it’s illegal.

#Trump #DOJ to Withdraw #Subpoenas Issued to #NewYorkTimes #Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which #NYT said were an attempt to #intimidate the #FreePress.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #dictatorship #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Every time. Cuz even they know it’s illegal.

#Trump #DOJ to Withdraw #Subpoenas Issued to #NewYorkTimes #Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which #NYT said were an attempt to #intimidate the #FreePress.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #dictatorship #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Every time. Cuz even they know it’s illegal.

#Trump #DOJ to Withdraw #Subpoenas Issued to #NewYorkTimes #Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which #NYT said were an attempt to #intimidate the #FreePress.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #dictatorship #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Every time. Cuz even they know it’s illegal.

#Trump #DOJ to Withdraw #Subpoenas Issued to #NewYorkTimes #Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which #NYT said were an attempt to #intimidate the #FreePress.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #dictatorship #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump has long been a harsh critic of the #news #media. But in his second term in office, he has moved aggressively to use the immense powers of the federal government in his efforts to attack the #press.

Earlier this year, the #DOJ sought to compel testimony from #journalists at The Wall Street Journal & The Washington Post. The DOJ withdrew the #subpoenas after both news organizations fought back in sealed filings.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #authoritarianism #MafiaState

#NYT #journalists who received #subpoenas included Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager & Eric Schmitt, who reported on Wednesday that #Trump had departed Turkey on the old #AirForceOne as a #security precaution at the urging of the #SecretService. Thursday, NYT reported that the new Air Force One, a #Qatar donated Boeing 747-8, lacked some of the advanced security features of the older aircraft, including antimissile capabilities. Both articles cited anonymous sources….

#law #FreePress

The #subpoenas contain few specifics, asking only that the #journalists testify “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law.” They were issued by #JayClayton, the #USattorney in Manhattan. Clayton, who leads one of the country’s most prominent law enforcement offices, was recently nominated by #Trump to serve as director of national intelligence [ #DNI ].

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #MafiaState

In some cases, the #subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at #reporters’ homes.

The #NYT denounced the admin’s actions.

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the #Constitution & the #PressFreedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The NYT’s top newsroom lawyer, in a statement Friday evening.

#law #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #Trump #fascism #MafiaState

The #Trump admin issued #subpoenas Friday to several journalists for #TheNewYorkTimes, after the news outlet reported this week on #security concerns involving #Trump’s new #Qatar donated #AirForceOne.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the #reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to #threaten & #intimidate independent news organizations.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #Trump admin issued #subpoenas Friday to several journalists for #TheNewYorkTimes, after the news outlet reported this week on #security concerns involving #Trump’s new #Qatar donated #AirForceOne.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the #reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to #threaten & #intimidate independent news organizations.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #Trump admin issued #subpoenas Friday to several journalists for #TheNewYorkTimes, after the news outlet reported this week on #security concerns involving #Trump’s new #Qatar donated #AirForceOne.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the #reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to #threaten & #intimidate independent news organizations.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #Trump admin issued #subpoenas Friday to several journalists for #TheNewYorkTimes, after the news outlet reported this week on #security concerns involving #Trump’s new #Qatar donated #AirForceOne.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the #reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to #threaten & #intimidate independent news organizations.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #Trump admin issued #subpoenas Friday to several journalists for #TheNewYorkTimes, after the news outlet reported this week on #security concerns involving #Trump’s new #Qatar donated #AirForceOne.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the #reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to #threaten & #intimidate independent news organizations.

#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

NEW, by me:

Global Schools Holdings Cites Two Injunctions in a Bid to Chill Our Reporting. It Won't Work.

https://databreaches.net/2026/07/02/global-schools-holdings-cites-two-injunctions-in-a-bid-to-chill-our-reporting-it-wont-work/

Another day, another #legalthreat.

If you're a solo blogger or small outlet, don't panic just because you receive an injunction. They may have no jurisdiction over you, no matter how intimidating they may sound.

#GlobalSchoolsGroup #GlobalSchoolsHoldings #databreach #injunctions #FulcrumSec #freepress #pressfreedom #jursidiction #chillingeffects

@zackwhittaker @campuscodi

Good

#SCOTUS rebuffs #AlanDershowitz $300 million suit against #CNN

The Supreme Court refused Monday to revive the attorney’s #defamation lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of remarks he made while defending #Trump during his 2020 #impeachment.

Justices Neil #Gorsuch & #ClarenceThomas dissented from the majority decision, saying legal standards for public figures who claim defamation should be reconsidered.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-iran-updates-06-29-2026#0000019f-13aa-d928-adbf-3faf8d6c0000