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Wisconsin think tank sues governor for leaving its news service off media advisory list

January 31, 2020

The MacIver Institute for Public Policy, a Wisconsin-based think tank, sued Governor Tony Evers on Aug. 6, 2019, alleging that …

State Department removes NPR reporter from official trip

January 29, 2020

In apparent retaliation for an NPR reporter’s interview with Mike Pompeo, the State Department removed a different NPR reporter from …

Media access restricted as historic impeachment trial begins

January 22, 2020

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger implemented restrictions on media access in advance of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which …

BuzzFeed says its immigration reporter was excluded from DHS border tour

September 23, 2019

BuzzFeed News immigration reporter Hamed Aleaziz was disinvited from a Department of Homeland Security tour of the border on Sept. …

Journalists barred from asylum hearings held in tent courts at border

September 23, 2019

Members of the media were barred from observing asylum hearings held in two tent complexes in the Texas border cities …

Vermont Judiciary sets new rules on recording in courtrooms, registering as media

December 4, 2019

The state court system of Vermont formalized rules on May 1, 2019, requiring members of the press to register in …

Amid backlash, Department of Defense backs away from new press regulations at Guantánamo Bay

September 9, 2019

New press rules issued at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Aug. 28, 2019, would have curtailed journalists' ability …

Media barred from public lead water crisis meeting in New Jersey

September 12, 2019

The news media was barred from attending a public meeting on Newark, New Jersey’s ongoing lead contamination crisis on Aug. …

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Journalists affected	64
Results in 2020	3