Trump Threats to Cancel Press Briefings Could Further Degrade Public Trust After Comey Dismissal
President Trump's threats via Twitter this morning to "cancel all future 'press briefings'" because "it is not possible for [his] surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy" would… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Donald Trump threatens to end White House press briefings and blasts TV hosts who are critical of him. Turkey arrests more journalists, while Thailand puts more pressure on Facebook. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The story around Trump's firing of Director Comey continues to grow, U.S. media are barred as Russian state media is let into a meeting between Trump and Russian officials,… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump fires FBI director, a journalist is arrested in West Virginia after questioning HHS Secretary Tom Price, who was told a recent memo may illegally suppress whistleblowers. More
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Chimamanda Adichie, Trevor Noah, and other creative allies joined PEN America in a letter calling on Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump litigates his travel ban in court and on Capitol Hill, ProPublica discusses the changing landscape for journalism, Chinese human rights lawyer changes course, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Presidential adviser's family kicks media out of a meeting offering visas to Chinese millionaires, the E.P.A dismisses scientific review board, and the F.C.C. investigates Stephen Colbert over joke. More
Conviction of Code Pink Protesters Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns
The conviction of three Code Pink activists in a D.C. court this week for “disrupting” Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing raises serious concerns for free expression and the… More
Overbroad South Carolina “Anti-Semitism” Bill Offends Free Speech, Makes Same Mistake as Federal Legislation
A proposed South Carolina bill that would require the state to adopt a federal definition of anti-Semitism that encompasses criticism of the state of Israel offends the First Amendment. More
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Trump set to sign an executive order on religious liberty, a protester is facing jail for laughing, and Tillerson walks back U.S. commitments to human rights. More