Key Congressional Republicans demand Chief Justice Roberts investigate federal judges who anonymously told NY Times that Supreme Court issues orders too vague for lower courts to follow.
Stephen Miller has Virginia State Police seize 65-year-old activist Barbara Wien’s phone in August over pamphlets distributed to neighbors criticizing Trump administration policies.
Pentagon credentials far-right activist Laura Loomer for reconstituted press corps after major news organizations walk out over policy barring journalists from soliciting information not officially provided.
White House restricts reporters’ West Wing access, requiring appointments to speak with communications staff while claiming “sensitive material” security concerns as part of broader press restrictions.
NC GOP communications director threatens ProPublica reporter investigating state Supreme Court judge, saying “I would strongly suggest dropping this story” and invoking “connections with the Trump Administration.”
Tennessee man held 30 days on $2 million bail for posting Trump meme in Charlie Kirk vigil thread released after prosecutors drop charges without explanation.
Radio Free Asia shuts down after 29 years as Trump administration funding cuts and government shutdown silence US-funded news service countering Chinese propaganda in Asia.
DOJ places prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White on leave after they described Jan. 6 defendants as “mob of rioters” in sentencing memo for pardoned defendant separately convicted of weapons charges.
Laredo removes “Defund the Wall” mural after Abbott threatens to withhold $1.6 billion in road funding, latest in pattern of Texas cities forced to erase political speech.
Louisiana Surgeon General banned health department from holding vaccine events after two infants died from whooping cough during outbreak.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reverse ruling protecting Copyright Office director fired for AI advice to Congress.
DHS detains British journalist Sami Hamdi and revokes visa despite Sept. 30 federal court ruling that deportations over pro-Palestinian views violate Constitution and chill free speech.
The National Symphony Orchestra now opens all performances with the national anthem at Richard Grenell’s direction after Trump made himself Kennedy Center chairman and purged the formerly bipartisan board.
Pentagon replaces journalists from AP, New York Times, and Washington Post with pro-Trump outlets like Mike Lindell’s streaming channel after new policy requiring Pentagon-approved information.
Alabama library board considers rule banning books depicting transgender procedures or gender ideology from children’s sections statewide.
Hegseth orders all Pentagon personnel to seek approval from legislative affairs office before communicating with Congress, marking departure from current practice.
Federal judge orders Defense Department to restock banned books at 5 military base K-12 schools where students sued, ruling removals violated First Amendment rights.
Indiana Univ. fires student newspaper adviser after he refuses order to remove news stories, then ends all print publication as the paper covered sensitive stories about the president and campus safety.
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces investigation of University of North Texas for not disciplining students accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, demanding expulsion despite First Amendment protections for such speech.
Brown University rejects Trump administration compact requiring five-year tuition freeze and 15% cap on international students, citing restrictions on academic freedom and research funding based on political criteria.
Pentagon press corps walks out after refusing to sign Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s guidelines that would allow retaliation against journalists for asking sources for information.
Meta removes Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page after Justice Department outreach, raising questions about illegal government pressure to suppress legal speech.
Nearly all major news outlets lose Pentagon access after refusing to sign policy requiring pledge not to obtain unauthorized material, the first such lockout in seven decades.
State Department revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk after deputy secretary urged users to send him critical posts.
News outlets from The Atlantic to Newsmax refuse Pentagon press policy requiring pre-approval to report unclassified information, as Tuesday deadline arrives.
Vanderbilt Faculty Senate votes 30-11 to condemn Trump administration compact requiring faculty silence on off-campus politics and force against protests in exchange for preferential funding.
MIT rejects Trump compact exchanging federal funding for adoption of administration priorities on gender, admissions and campus speech.
Cards Against Humanity removes game rules to avoid Trump tariffs, reclassifies as information material and donates all profits to American Library Association to fight censorship.
Hegseth investigates nearly 300 Pentagon employees for online criticism of conservative activist Charlie Kirk after shooting death, calling dissent domestic terrorism and conduct unbecoming.
Wyoming librarian fired after refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books and defending Pride Month wins $700,000 settlement from Campbell County after nearly 30 years of service.
Hawaii state library system bans words “censorship” and “banned” from Banned Books Week displays and orders removal of American Library Association materials providing facts about book banning.
Cruz uses Senate committee authority to demand Wikipedia bias documents weeks after criticizing FCC chair for pressuring ABC, comparing government media pressure to mafia shakedown.
Hegseth defends Pentagon press restrictions on Fox News as Defense Department walks back requirement for pre-approval of even unclassified information but maintains credential revocation threat for “security risks.”
Trump orders ICE, Border Patrol, and military to arrest flag burners and claims one-year imprisonment despite lacking authority to determine guilt or sentencing under Constitution.
Journalist Mario Guevara deported after 100 days detention following arrest livestreaming protest, charges dismissed, as CPJ calls it first documented deportation tied to reporting retaliation.
FBI severs ties with civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center day after Musk accused it of inciting Kirk assassination, second break after ADL split.
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to California universities that sign Trump compact requiring closure of departments hostile to conservatives, 15% cap on international students, and acceptance of administration’s gender definitions.
FBI Director Patel fires trainee who displayed Pride flag on desk, citing Trump’s Article II powers and calling it “inappropriate political signage” despite trainee’s 2022 Attorney General’s Award.
Apple removes ICEBlock app tracking ICE agent locations after Attorney General Bondi demands takedown, citing Dallas gunman who allegedly used the app while targeting agents but killed two immigrants.
Jane Fonda relaunches father’s McCarthy-era First Amendment committee with 550 celebrities after FCC chair threatened broadcasters over Kimmel’s comments on Kirk’s death, prompting temporary removal from air.
Voice of America stops all broadcasts and furloughs journalists 2 days after judge threatened contempt for defying restoration order, breaking with past shutdowns that treated news to authoritarian countries as essential.
White House offers 9 universities preferential federal funding in exchange for capping foreign enrollment at 15%, screening students for views ‘hostile’ to U.S., and sharing discipline records with immigration authorities.
Energy Department bans words ‘climate change’ and ’emissions’ from office whose mission is reducing emissions causing climate change.
Nexstar and Sinclair reverse Kimmel blackout after FCC chair threatened “news distortion” complaints if host wasn’t fired.
U.S. Park Police remove a Trump-Epstein protest statue from the National Mall one day after it appeared, offering a vague justification.
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Alphabet said YouTube will restore channels banned for spreading pandemic-era COVID and election misinformation, blaming the original bans on pressure from the Biden administration.
Broadcast giants Nexstar and Sinclair block Jimmy Kimmel’s return on ABC stations in a quarter of the U.S.
Returning from a weeklong suspension, Jimmy Kimmel tearfully denied intending to mock Charlie Kirk’s death, condemned political violence, called for national de-escalation, and defended free speech over censorship.
Trump creates the novel “domestic terrorist organization” label for the Antifa movement via executive order.
A West Point professor files a First Amendment class-action lawsuit, alleging a free speech crackdown followed a Trump executive order.
