27 h. ago Freedom of the Press Foundation says it will sue Paramount if it settles with Trump over 60 Minutes lawsuit

FPF said corporations that own news outlets ‘should not be in the busines”s of settling “baseless lawsuits that clearly violate the First Amendment and put other media outlets at risk’

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30 h. ago Environmentalists' lawsuit challenges Trump's order to allow commercial fishing in Pacific monument

Environmentalists are challenging in court President Donald Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing

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38 h. ago Judge blasts Trump push to prevent Harvard from enrolling international students as a ‘blatant violation’ of the Constitution

The Ivy League university said the government’s action violates the First Amendment

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4 d. ago Senators question Paramount over efforts to settle Trump lawsuit

Warren, Wyden and Sanders push for information to determine if media company violated federal bribery statuteDemocratic US senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, along with their liberal colleague Bernie Sanders, are pushing for information on Paramount’s efforts to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against CBS News’s 60 Minutes – in hopes of determining whether the media company is violating a federal bribery statute, the Wall Street Journal reported.In a letter to Paramount chairperson Shari Redstone, the senators wrote that they are concerned the media company “may be engaging in improper conduct involving the Trump administration in exchange for approval of its merger with Skydance Media”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Chief executive of CBS News stepping down amid tense Trump legal battle

Wendy McMahon cites disagreements with parent company as it faces $20bn Trump lawsuit and merger The president and chief executive officer of CBS News announced on Monday that she is stepping down, citing disagreements with the network’s parent company as it confronts a $20bn lawsuit from Donald Trump and a looming merger.Wendy McMahon, who has helmed the company’s venerated news division since 2023, said in a memo obtained by several media outlets – and shared in full on social media – that “it’s become clear the company and I do not agree on the path forward”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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1 week ago Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in US

Trump-appointed judge denies injunction in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit groups

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2 w. ago Suit challenges new rules on children in federal custody who crossed into US

Two advocacy groups for migrants have filed a federal lawsuit asking the courts to halt new Trump Administration vetting procedures for reuniting children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents

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2 w. ago Bernie Sanders leads letter urging Paramount Global to ‘stand up for our democracy’

Eight US senators ask Shari Redstone not to settle to end Trump’s ‘bogus lawsuit’ over 60 Minutes interviewThe senator Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues are urging Paramount Global not to settle Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit against 60 Minutes, saying such a decision would “capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism”.In a letter co-signed by eight senators, Sanders urged controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and Paramount Global’s board to reconsider settling with Trump for as much as $75m to end his lawsuit against CBS News over its editing of last year’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bernie Sanders urges Paramount not to ‘capitulate’ to Trump by settling 60 Minutes suit

Eight US senators ask Shari Redstone not to settle to end president’s ‘bogus’ $20bn lawsuit over 2024 Harris interviewThe senator Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues are urging Paramount Global not to settle Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit against 60 Minutes, saying such a decision would “capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism”.In a letter co-signed by eight senators, Sanders urged controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and Paramount Global’s board to reconsider settling with Trump for as much as $75m to end his lawsuit against CBS News over its editing of last year’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Democrats plead with Shari Redstone not to cave to Trump’s ‘bogus’ 60 Minutes lawsuit

‘Stand up for freedom of the press and our democracy. Do not capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism,’ the senators wrote Shari Redstone and the Paramount board

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2 w. ago The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What?

It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacksThe Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that takes aim at the abortion pill mifepristone – a move that stunned many observers for what seemed a defense of the drug by a president who has overseen the most dramatic rollback of abortion rights in modern US history.At first blush, it may seem a victory for abortion access – but experts worry that, in reality, the move preserves the administration’s ability to play coy about any future plans to attack abortion rights. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks

Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressiveThe lead plaintiff in a lawsuit fighting Donald Trump’s order to dismantle Voice of America has said the media has to resist as the administration becomes increasingly aggressive against the press.“I never in a million years thought I would have to fight for freedom of the press in the United States of America. And yet here we are,” says Patsy Widakuswara, the White House bureau chief for the broadcasting network. “As journalism is under attack, it feels empowering to fight back. We need more people to resist and fight back.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 60 Minutes prepares to drop bombshell Trump report despite lawsuit threat

The broadcast channel has said it will be running a segment on Sunday titled 'The Rule of the Law', which scrutinizes Trump's executive orders against law firms.

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3 w. ago Trump administration makes shock decision in lawsuit over Jan 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt who was shot and killed by Capitol Police

Ashli Babbitt, 35, was gunned down by then-Lieutenant Michael Byrd as she and thousands of others attempted to storm the Hill in 2021.

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3 w. ago Federal judge permanently halts Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ retaliation against law firm Perkins Coie

In a ‘cringe-worthy twist’ on Shakespeare, Trump is urging in an ‘unconstitutional’ attack: Let’s ‘kill all the lawyers I don’t like,’ the judge wrote

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3 w. ago Federal judge bars Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ retaliation against law firm Perkins Coie

In a ‘cringe-worthy twist’ on Shakespeare, Trump is urging in an ‘unconstitutional’ attack: Let’s ‘kill all the lawyers I don’t like,’ the judge wrote

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3 w. ago Trump will unfreeze Maine funding after trans athlete lawsuit: ‘We took him to court and we won’

Democratic governor Janet Mills hails ‘victory’ after legal battle over trans student athletes

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3 w. ago Trump will unfreeze Maine funding after state’s trans athlete lawsuit. ‘We took him to court and we won,’ says governor

Democratic governor Janet Mills hails ‘victory’ after legal battle over trans student athletes

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3 w. ago Puerto Rico drops climate lawsuit after DoJ sues states to block threats to big oil

Territory’s voluntary move comes as Trump administration makes good on pledge to end lawsuits against oil and gasPuerto Rico has voluntarily dismissed its 2024 climate lawsuit against big oil, a Friday legal filing shows, just two days after the US justice department sued two states over planned litigation against oil companies for their role in the climate crisis.Puerto Rico’s lawsuit, filed in July, alleged that the oil and gas giants had misled the public about the climate dangers associated with their products. It came as part of a wave of litigation filed by dozens of US states, cities and municipalities in recent years. Continue reading...

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