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#firstamendment

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DrALJONES

Interview: Trump's War on the First Amendment: Targeting Students, Law Firms, Schools & Journalists

Legal scholars say the country is facing a constitutional crisis as Trump:

* ignores judicial decisions

* targets law firms

* uses the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelan immigrants without due process.

Trump “is trying to neutralize the opposition [&] violate the law with impunity.”

~David Cole

democracynow.org/2025/4/9/davi

#firstamendment #trump #fascism #uspol #studentprotests .

Democracy Now! · A War on the First Amendment: David Cole on Trump Targeting Students, Law Firms, Schools & JournalistsBy Democracy Now!
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joe•iuculano :mastodon:

«A federal judge ordered the White House Tues to restore the AP’s full access to cover presidential events, affirming on #FirstAmendment grounds that the gov cannot punish the news organization for the content of its speech

U.S. District Judge #TrevorNMcFadden..ruled the government can’t retaliate against AP’s decision not to follow the president’s XO to rename the #GulfOfMexico,..a major victory @ a time the #WhiteHouse has been challenging the press on several levels»

apnews.com/article/trump-ap-me

The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization's office in New York on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson, File)
AP News · Court rules government must readmit AP to White House eventsBy David Bauder
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TheAuroraSentinel

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists

“For anyone who thinks The Associated Press’ lawsuit against President Trump’s White House is about the name of a body of water, think bigger.” – Julie Pace, AP executive editor

sentinelcolorado.com/nation-wo

Sentinel Colorado · AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalistsBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
#GulfofMexico#FirstAmendment
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EditorDavePerry

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists

“For anyone who thinks The Associated Press’ lawsuit against President Trump’s White House is about the name of a body of water, think bigger.” – Julie Pace, AP executive editor

sentinelcolorado.com/nation-wo

Sentinel Colorado · AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalistsBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
#GulfofMexico#FirstAmendment
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Bruce MacDonald

Three bells: the wire service prevails.

"About two months ago, President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. The Associated Press did not follow suit. For that editorial choice, the White House sharply curtailed the AP’s access to coveted, tightly controlled media events with the President. The AP now sues the White House chief of staff, her communications deputy, and the press secretary (collectively, “the Government”), seeking a preliminary injunction enjoining the Government from excluding it because of its viewpoint.

"Today, the Court grants that relief. But this injunction does not limit the various permissible reasons the Government may have for excluding journalists from limited-access events. It does not mandate that all eligible journalists, or indeed any journalists at all, be given access to the President or nonpublic government spaces. It does not prohibit government officials from freely choosing which journalists to sit down with for interviews or which ones’ questions they answer. And it certainly does not prevent senior officials from publicly expressing their own views.

"No, the Court simply holds that under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists—be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere—it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints. The Constitution requires no less."
storage.courtlistener.com/reca

#journalism#uspol#FirstAmendment
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Servelan

"A 17th-century letter considered the blueprint for religious freedom in the U.S. was displayed for the first time in seven years at the New York Public Library on Tuesday (April 8). The Flushing Remonstrance, signed by 30 settlers and opposing a ban on Quaker worship, will be on display through Thursday in the Edna Barnes Salomon Room of the library."

Flushing Remonstrance on display for first time in 7 years at New York Public Library #history #FirstAmendment

religionnews.com/2025/04/08/fl

RNS · Flushing Remonstrance on display for first time in 7 years at New York Public Library
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

‘Hands Off’ rally in Saranac Lake
Hundreds of locals rally to protest federal government
adirondackdailyenterprise.com/

"The protestors want the government’s #HandsOff a lot of things — immigrants, veterans’ #health care, #LGBTQ+ rights, #SocialSecurity, schools, #women, #penguins, the #FirstAmendment, the climate, #Canada, #Greenland and the #Constitution. Signs primarily focused on #DonaldTrump and his billionaire advisor #ElonMusk."

Jump Miller leads a crowd of hundreds of protestors down River Street on Saturday at one of hundreds of “Hands Off” rallies around the country. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) His sign says, "Cuts that deep kill a nation"
Helen Demong and Dorothy Waldt walk in a crowd of hundreds of protestors down Broadway on Saturday at one of hundreds of “Hands Off” rallies around the country. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) The front sign reads, "By the people, for the people. Remember? No kings."
Hundreds of protestors turned out on Saturday to Saranac Lake’s “Hands Off” rally, one of hundreds around the country that day. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) One sign reads, "Stop trampling our laws and morality." Another reads, "Human rights belong to everyone"
Dana Fast, who survived the Holocaust in Poland as a child, attended Saranac Lake’s “Hands Off” rally on Saturday, one of hundreds around the country that day. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) An older lady sits in front of a sign that reads, "I survived the Holocaust. I don't want another one."
#Resist#Resistance#Protest
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Frank (he/him)
"Resist like it's 1930s Germany"
"Silence = Death"
"Hiatory is Now"
"When Injustice Becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty"
I love these women, spotten on Market Street at the Hands Off protest this afternoon. 🙂

More pics to come

#HandsOff #Protest #Philly #SilenceEqualsDeath #justice #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransIsBeautiful #transgender #trans #HumanRights #Resist #FuckTrump #RBG #freedom #FreedomFromFascism #FirstAmendment #FreedomOfSpeech
Two women standing at the Hands Off Rally. Their shirts and sign are printed with the slogans in the post.
#freedomofspeech
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Brian Greenberg

⚠️ Congress is reviving site-blocking laws—and EFF says it’s as reckless as ever.

Proposals like the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) would empower courts to order ISPs and DNS providers to block entire websites—without due process.

Why it matters:
・🛑 Site-blocking doesn’t just target piracy—it silences speech
・💥 It can unintentionally take down thousands of innocent sites
・🕵️ Evading blocks is trivial—using VPNs, alternate DNS, etc.
・⚖️ Many cases would be handled ex parte, with no one to defend the accused

EFF calls this an internet kill switch in disguise, and it’s a dangerous precedent for free expression and open web access in the U.S.

The entertainment industry is thriving without these laws. So why hand them censorship power?

👉 eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/cong

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It’s Still a Terrible Idea.More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy. The backlash was immediate and massive. Internet users, free speech advocates, and tech...
#DigitalRights#EFF#InternetFreedom
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