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A warrior for press freedom in the time of Trump | The Free Press Initiative
The newspaper says courts, not officials, should decide access disputes as it fights new restrictions and a $15 billion defamation case.
- The New York Times is actively defending press freedom, rebuffing a $15 billion defamation suit from President Donald Trump and winning a lawsuit against new Pentagon policies restricting reporter access.
- These legal challenges arrive as the U.S. fell to 64th place on Reporters Without Borders' ranking of nations' press freedom, reflecting erosion of consensus about the value of press oversight.
- Beyond the Pentagon and Trump disputes, the newspaper blocked subpoenas for phone records of reporters who investigated shortcomings of the Air Force One airplane donated by Qatar.
- Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel David McCraw described the government's approach as a "game of whack-a-mole," noting legal victories often trigger new restrictions.
- Other outlets including The Washington Post, Associated Press, and The Wall Street Journal join the newspaper in relying on courts to uphold First Amendment protections against official challenges.
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