Interesting case in which the usual issues surrounding the retraction of a journal article are further complicated by a NY state law criminalizing the distribution of information that endangers health.
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/04/02/judge-lawsuit-controversial-adolescents-paxil-study-329/

PS: Apart from the specific issues raised by this case (whether a certain antidepressant is safe and effective for teenagers), I'm interested in this more general question: Do US journals have a #FirstAmendment right not to retract articles, regardless of the circumstances, for example, even when the articles have been shown to be false and harmful and even when local law prohibits the distribution of such information? Is "forced retraction" a kind of #censorship prohibited by the Constitution?

Before you comment, note that this cases raises a lot of important questions about our tolerance for harm. But I'm trying to raise a slightly different question about the interaction of scholarly norms and public law.

#Law #Retractions #USLaw

Silencing free speech kills democracy.

They are trying hard!

We cannot allow conservative media companies with a disinformation agenda like Sinclair and Nexstar to dominate our public discourse

#BrendanCarr #FCC #MediaConsolidation #Sinclair #Nexstar #FirstAmendment #USPol

#Trump defunding of #NPR and #PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done

A federal judge ruled that President Trump's executive order defunding NPR and PBS violated the #FirstAmendment and issued a permanent injunction stating that executive branch agencies cannot enforce it.
#rights #maga #eo #executiveorder

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/trump-defunding-of-npr-and-pbs-blocked-by-judge-but-damage-is-already-done/

JUDGE REJECTS PENTAGON'S GRIP ON PRESS ACCESS

A judge ruled the Pentagon's new policy on journalist access violates constitutional rights. This affects major news outlets like The New York Times and CBS News.

#PentagonPressAccess, #FirstAmendment, #NYTimes, #JudgeRuling, #JournalismRights

https://newsletter.tf/judge-blocks-pentagon-press-access-dec-10/

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon's new rules for journalists, saying they broke the law. This is a big change for news reporting from the Pentagon.

#PentagonPressAccess, #FirstAmendment, #NYTimes, #JudgeRuling, #JournalismRights
https://newsletter.tf/judge-blocks-pentagon-press-access-dec-10/

Judge says Trump violated free speech when he ordered defunding of NPR : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5768399/npr-pbs-trump-federal-funding

#NPR #PublicRadio #FirstAmendment #Radio

Citing #FirstAmendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for #NPR and #PBS

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Updated 4:37 PM EDT, March 31, 2026
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WASHINGTON (AP) — "Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, two media entities that the White House has said are counterproductive to American priorities.

"The operational impact of U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss’ decision was not immediately clear — both because it will likely be appealed and because too much damage to the public-broadcasting system has already been done, both by the president and Congress.

"Moss ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order to cease funding for NPR and PBS is unlawful and unenforceable. The judge said the First Amendment right to free speech 'does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type.' "

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-npr-pbs-funding-executive-order-fbd9500e5f7400deab84ead188c35694

Fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (#CPB), not #CBP! #DefundICE #FundPBS
#USPol