Trump, First Amendment and Fake News

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Freedom of the Press or Freedom From the Press? Trump Bans ‘Fake News’ From White House
This is what the First Amendment actually says: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the… https://t.co/AWNWMnUZS0

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What is the First Amendment and why did 3 news outlets sue Trump?
Pew Research Center · 6d
About half of Americans correctly answer that the First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press
White House shredded for promoting its own news app after Trump’s media ban: ‘State run media’
Former President Barack Obama blasted President Donald Trump's “unimaginable” decision to ban three news outlets from the White House — and mused about the likely reaction if he'd tried the same thing...

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The Press Struck Back at Trump With the Ultimate Weapon
countypress · 4h
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue over denied White House access
CNN, Politico and MS NOW Sue Trump Admin Over Unconstitutional White House Ban
"This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports o...

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Trump Launched Press Ban After Natalie Harp Showed Him Clip of MS NOW Bashing His Administration: Report
Natalie Harp Reportedly Showed Trump Critical News Coverage Before Media Ban

Trump Is Attacking Press Freedom and Disregarding the Law. Again.

The latest move also extends Mr. Trump’s threats to a free press. We acknowledge our self-interest in this issue, but a free press is indeed vital to a self-governing people. It enables citizens to assess reality in their own democracy. It allows a flowering of different media voices. It holds powerful people to account.
Opinion

When presidents ban journalists from the White House, the First Amendment is not the only constitutional right at stake

When President Trump barred three news organizations from the White House, a lawsuit followed. In it, the news outlets invoked their Fifth and First amendments rights.
Yahoo

Has the Supreme Court rendered the First Amendment’s press clause invisible?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) In 2021, the legal scholars RonNell Andersen Jones and Sonja West published a study tracking the Supreme Court's references to the press in its opinions ...
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Opinion: Our land of the free press must not surrender this freedom

The United States of America was long viewed worldwide as a beacon of free press. This year, honoring World Press Freedom Day on May 3, I'm afraid the U.S.'s global reputation for exemplary support for freedom of the press is drastically diminishing.