For example from Gentile v. State Bar Nevada, 501 U.S. 1030, (1991)

The very fact of litigation can have chilling effects: it's expensive, exhausting, and harrowing to have to defend yourself against a public official even if the merits are virtually certain to go your way. Carrying the promise of Sullivan forward requires a robust federal anti-SLAPP law.

for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. 🇭🇺

Thanks for sharing!

Video: A Times Lawyer on Why the Pentagon Lawsuit Matters A federal judge recently determined that certain Pentagon restrictions on news outlets violated the First Amendment. David McCraw, who heads the newsroom legal team for The New York Times, discusses t...

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#1A

After RCFP pushback, Colorado town settles First Amendment dispute with local newspaper The town of Bennett, Colorado, had pulled advertising from The I-70 Scout in retaliation for its reporting.

A Colorado town pulled advertising from a local newspaper in retaliation for reporting it disliked. After an @rcfp.org attorney representing the newspaper pushed back, the town reversed course.

Agree

OMG!

Congratulations to Martha Minow who was awarded the 2025 Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Social Sciences and Technology from the Technical University of Munich. She is recognized for her exceptional work in law, social sciences, and tech, specifically in artificial intelligence.

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

RonNell Andersen Jones, Sonja West, Christina Koningisor, Helen Norton, Victor Pickard, and image of "The Future of Press Freedom" book.

TOMORROW: Join @randersenjones.bsky.social, @sonjawest.bsky.social, @ckoningisor.bsky.social, Helen Norton and @victorpickard.bsky.social on Zoom from 12-1:30 p.m. to discuss "The Future of Press Freedom."

Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AmsN0eMJS...

"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness and let other people clean up the mess they had made" is what comes to mind here.

I love it when a plan comes together.

Dear New York Times and Athletic. Thank you very much.

Catching question at the forefront this spring The Nationals have six weeks to decide if a healthy Keibert Ruiz will retain his No. 1 job behind the plate, or if 23-year-old Harry Ford is ready for the assignment

Who's the Nationals' No. 1 catcher entering spring training? They're purposely keeping the answer to that question open-ended for now.
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Differences on display in Nats' first workout From new technology to new routines to the manager throwing BP, the first pitchers and catchers workout looked different

From new technology both sophisticated and rudimentary to new warm-up routines to the rookie manager throwing BP, the Nationals' first pitchers and catchers workout today had some notable differences from previous springs.
natsjournal.com/p/difference...

BREAKING: The number of appearances of Obama and Biden in the Epstein files is STAGGERING. That staggering number is ZERO.

From U.S. Democratic Socialists

Brilliant piece.

Damn right!

Opinion | I worked at The Washington Post for 28 years. Jeff Bezos just destroyed it. Glenn Kessler: The staff cuts and strategy Post leadership announced are a recipe for journalistic irrelevance.

www.ms.now/opinion/wash...

You Can’t Kill Swagger My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.

In which @sallyjenx.bsky.social so beautifully captures want makes a great newsroom truly great.

Here’s to all of the wildly dedicated people who—no matter the hour, the destination, or the danger—grab a notebook and run toward the action no matter what.

www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Washington Post Sports Department Was Among Last of Its Kind

NEW: A eulogy for The Post's sports department, which transformed the press box forever and created some of the best sportswriters in America

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Important reporting here from @charliesavage.bsky.social ⬇️

The layoffs at the Washington Post really suck. I don't know how else to put it. That newspaper is great. The sports section is awesome and I have enjoyed reading so many of the people who work and worked there. WaPo does essential work. All the journalists there deserve better.

Good opportunity for MacKenzie Scott to get a lot of great press for a reasonable price…

… Povich, Solomon, Shapiro, Denlinger, Remnick, Wilbon, Kornheiser, Clarke, Reid, Goff, Rosenberg, Hamilton, Berko, Nichols, Friend, Bos, Sally, Babb, Brew, Maese, Frey, Maske, Buckner, Culpepper, Wise, Les, Sheinin, Feinstein and so many others that made it so unique and essential.

The Murder of The Washington Post Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

"We’re witnessing a murder," writes @ashleyrparker.bsky.social. "Jeff Bezos ... and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Bezos has been tearing down what was once one of the most reputable papers in the world for years now, but I chose to keep my sub to read and support the people providing great sports coverage.

Welp.