■ Dozens of protesters were cited or arrested after an anti-ICE demonstration in Minnesota turned violent.
■ The Department of Justice announced that 30 more people have been indicted for alleged involvement in a January protest at a Minnesota church.
■ First Amendment groups vow to fight for the release of a special counsel report on President Trump’s classified-documents case despite a judge’s ruling sealing it.
■ A judge is expected to order that Greenpeace pay an expected $345 million in damages connected to North Dakota pipeline protests from 2016 and 2017.■ First Amendment groups vow to fight for the release of a special counsel report on President Trump’s classified-documents case despite a judge’s ruling sealing it.
Empire building. If Larry and David Ellison can close a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, they would influence every corner of news, tech, and entertainment, The New York Times reported.
■ Staffers at CNN and CBS News fear “a disaster” if the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is approved, according to The Guardian.
■ The Trump administration is looking to override editorial-freedom protections for federally funded news groups that broadcast overseas, The New York Times reported.
■ Federal authorities are barred from searching the electronic devices seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home, a judge has ruled.
■ Press-freedom violations against journalists in January and February reached record numbers for the first two months of any year, the Freedom of the Press Foundation reported.
Unfair and imbalanced? President Trump’s plan to manipulate news coverage by applying a consumer protection law to media companies may be legally creative but it is democratically dangerous, said the editorial board of The New York Times.
■ Following the Stephen Colbert-James Talarico “barred” interview on CBS, here is what you need to know about the equal-time rule.
■ It might seem excessive, but government free speech does allow a U.S. president to name things after himself, The Conversation reported.
■ A slavery exhibit in Philadelphia, ordered removed by the Trump administration, is being reinstalled following a U.S. district judge’s ruling.
Trial run. While a court case regarding the addictive nature of its social-media app continues, Instagram will start notifying parents when their children use the platform to search for items relating to self-harm, parent company Meta announced.
■ New York City bills designed to combat hate crimes by establishing buffer zones outside houses of worship are sparking a free-speech debate.
■ The Associated Press published its rationale for describing the Iran conflict as a war.
■ Staffers at CNN and CBS News fear “a disaster” if the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is approved, according to The Guardian.
■ The Trump administration is looking to override editorial-freedom protections for federally funded news groups that broadcast overseas, The New York Times reported.
■ Federal authorities are barred from searching the electronic devices seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home, a judge has ruled.
■ Press-freedom violations against journalists in January and February reached record numbers for the first two months of any year, the Freedom of the Press Foundation reported.
Unfair and imbalanced? President Trump’s plan to manipulate news coverage by applying a consumer protection law to media companies may be legally creative but it is democratically dangerous, said the editorial board of The New York Times.
■ Following the Stephen Colbert-James Talarico “barred” interview on CBS, here is what you need to know about the equal-time rule.
■ It might seem excessive, but government free speech does allow a U.S. president to name things after himself, The Conversation reported.
■ A slavery exhibit in Philadelphia, ordered removed by the Trump administration, is being reinstalled following a U.S. district judge’s ruling.
Trial run. While a court case regarding the addictive nature of its social-media app continues, Instagram will start notifying parents when their children use the platform to search for items relating to self-harm, parent company Meta announced.
■ New York City bills designed to combat hate crimes by establishing buffer zones outside houses of worship are sparking a free-speech debate.
■ The Associated Press published its rationale for describing the Iran conflict as a war.
■ Prison-style censorship is making its way into the general public, asserted an incarcerated writer and activist for The Intercept.
■ A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for Louisiana to require the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
■ A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for Louisiana to require the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
