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DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Freelancer Over North Korea Report

The move signals expanded use of grand-jury tools to seek reporters' contacts, risking new legal tests of source protections.

Broadview Protesters Sue Over Post‑Arrest DNA as Judge Drops Felony Count

U.S. Board Reinstates Deportation Case Against Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

ACLU Sues DHS Over Bid to Unmask Canadian Critic With a Customs Summons

Trump Administration Fires Judges Who Halted Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students

Federal Consent Decree Bars Three Agencies From Coercing Major Platforms for a Decade

Russia Threatens Arrests As Moscow Eases Internet Curbs

U.S. Agrees to 10-Year Decree Limiting Agency Pressure on Social Media

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Shielding Texas Officials in Citizen Journalist Arrest

Federal Government Asks Supreme Court to Review 2022 Emergencies Act Use

Leaked U.S. Cable Orders Diplomats to Counter Foreign Data-Localization Drives

Maine Class Action Accuses DHS of Using Surveillance to Intimidate ICE Observers

ICE Guards Accused of Raiding Dilley Family Dorms to Destroy Children’s Letters

House Judiciary Report Accuses EU of Pressuring Tech to Censor Political Speech Worldwide

ACLU Moves to Block DHS Bid for Google Data After Retiree Criticized Immigration Prosecutor

Rick Hasen Uses Buckley at 50 to Fault Ruling for Supercharging Big‑Money Politics

State Dept. Expands Rights Report to Track Speech Curbs, Transgender Care for Minors, DEI and Abortion

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Warns the “Free Internet” Is Dying, Citing Expanding State Controls

Cruz Prepares Bill to Let Americans Sue Over Government 'Jawboning'

White House Order Broadens Domestic Terror Indicators, Directs JTTF to Target Antifa and Financing