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DARE: A Decade of Implications at Stake, Supreme Court Hears Census Citizenship Question

News DigestApril 23, 2019

Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today on whether the Trump Administration can include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census, which... More

DARE: Man charged with making death threats to Boston Globe over Trump editorials

News DigestAugust 31, 2018

A California man is arrested for death threats against Boston Globe employees that included calling them “the enemy of the people.’’ More

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DARE: U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Affirming the Press ‘is Not the Enemy of the People’

News DigestAugust 17, 2018

U.S. Senate passes resolution affirming that "the press is not the enemy of the people." Trump claims "collusion" by media outlets nationwide that each published their own editorial in… More

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PEN America Stands With Local Newsrooms To Defend Free Press

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By: Michele Landa Riggio, Summer Lopez | August 16, 2018

In the face of these increasing threats to press freedom, breakdowns in civil discourse, and attempts to suppress specific voices, PEN America continues to champion and defend free expression… More

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DARE: More Than 100 U.S. Newspapers Plan Editorials Decrying Trump Media Attacks

News DigestAugust 13, 2018

More than 100 news outlets nationwide plan to publish editorials this week addressing President Trump's ongoing attack on journalism in a project led by the Boston Globe. More

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