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30 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 1, 2026.
Calling the president 'grasping at straws,' Judge Darrin Gayles ruled with prejudice that Trump failed to show actual malice, so the case cannot be refiled.
The Denver Archdiocese says it should be exempt from a state ban on discrimination against gay and trans families while taking public preschool money. The ruling could reshape church-state law.
WatchThe Sherman Act investigation targets the five networks for declining to fill in for CNN after the White House shut it out of the press pool. A federal judge says he will rule Tuesday on whether to restore the passes of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
A Reagan-era FCC chairman called the agency's accelerated review unconstitutional as a D.C. judge heard Disney's bid to block it.
WatchU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, called it an "uphill climb" for the government to defend the ban and kept reporters' access in place through Tuesday.
The outlets say the administration keeps enforcing its ban 'unpredictably and inconsistently' despite a court order, including barring CNN from Air Force One on Monday.
WatchJudge Timothy Kelly granted a 14-day restraining order shortly after midnight, writing that he was skeptical national security was the real reason for the ban. Some reporters were still turned away at the gate hours later.
Judge Scott Beattie ruled the Des Moines Register poll that showed Kamala Harris ahead in Iowa was protected political speech, not consumer fraud. Trump's lawyers say they will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
WatchThe three outlets asked a federal judge in Washington for a temporary restraining order after their reporters were turned away at the gate Saturday and CNN was pulled from Monday's travel pool. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested the 'off-ramp' might be 'a change in coverage.'
The White House Correspondents' Association says the president himself described the move as a 'ban on the free press.' CNN, Politico and MS NOW all say they will fight it, and the AP's lawsuit over its own 2025 ban is still in court.
The ACLU-backed suit names Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and DOGE. One plaintiff's Alzheimer's study was cut off mid-appointment. Another says she can no longer describe 15 years of work on sexual harassment in medicine without tripping the filter.
A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments Tuesday in a case that has been sealed since November. Judge Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, asked whether an 'overbroad disclosure order that reveals sources' compromises a reporter's interest.
Judge George O'Toole Jr. found the essay prompt 'calls for the applicant's personal views on a political topic' and likely violates the First Amendment. It had appeared on more than 70,000 postings for nonpartisan civil service jobs since May 2025. OPM has until the end of the week to pull it.
Judge Trevor McFadden found the publisher, editor and a reporter were likely speaking as employees rather than private citizens, which puts their words outside the First Amendment's protection.
Judge Noel Wise ruled for The Stanford Daily, whose international staff said they were afraid to report on the war. It is the second federal court in a year to find the deportation policy unconstitutional.
The publisher, the editor-in-chief and a reporter say they were served separation notices for insubordination after the paper documented conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
U.S. District Judge Rita Lin permanently barred the administration from enforcing a supply-chain-risk designation she said was retaliation for the AI company's criticism of the Pentagon.
In an unsigned order with no noted dissents, the justices refused to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, the first law of its kind requiring age checks and parental consent before minors can download apps.
Writing for the majority in NRSC v. FEC, Justice Kavanaugh said decades-old caps on coordinated party expenditures violate the First Amendment — unleashing party money months before the midterms.
WatchOrganizers projected more than 2,000 demonstrations and watch parties for Flag Day, anchored by a 'Rise Up, Sing Out' concert in New York featuring Bette Midler, Patti Smith and Julia Roberts.
Federal court accuses Trump administration of censorship for taking down materials at parks across the country.
Federal Communications Commission launches unprecedented public comment period questioning the classification of the popular daytime talk show.
Federal court awards substantial damages in First Amendment case involving month-long imprisonment for protected political speech.
A Christian revival event tied to America's 250th anniversary and headlined by the House speaker drew tens of thousands to the Mall, with critics calling it a 'government-run church service.'
Federal prosecutors in North Carolina charge the former FBI director with making a threat against President Trump, in a case legal scholars say tests the limits of the First Amendment.
President indicates he will demand media outlets reveal sources behind reporting on Iran's successful strike against US aircraft and crew.
In Zorn v. Linton, the majority ruled that an officer who arrested a nonviolent protester was shielded from liability because the specific circumstances weren't 'clearly established' as unconstitutional by prior case law.
The Court's refusal to hear the Texas journalist arrest case leaves in place a controversial ruling that critics say threatens basic reporting practices nationwide.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that the Defense Department's October 2025 policy — which threatened to revoke credentials from journalists who gathered unapproved information — violated the First and Fifth Amendments.
Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Lake 'repeatedly thumbed her nose' at statutory requirements and that her appointment violated the Constitution's Appointments Clause, voiding the mass layoffs that had gutted VOA from 49 languages to just 4.