MJ MuseFeb 10

Bar Complaint Filed Against Prosecutor Who Petitioned for Raid of Journalist's Home
https://www.commondreams.org/news/reporter-washington-post

“When prosecutors abuse their power to facilitate efforts to silence reporting and intimidate news sources, disciplinary authorities must hold them accountable and impose real consequences,” reads a filing. #suppressing_free_speech #FirstAmendmentUSConstitution #FourthEstateFailure

Bar Complaint Filed Against Prosecutor Who Petitioned for Raid of Journalist's Home | Common Dreams

The Trump administration's raid on journalist Hannah Natanson's home violated federal law, jeopardizing press freedom, sayings a First Amendment advocacy group. #PressFreedom #Accountability

Common Dreams
Linking DotJan 16

«While the United States remains far from an autocracy, the Trump administration has taken steps that echo the behavior of authoritarian regimes.» #freedom_of_the_press #authoritarianism #FreeSpeech #suppressing_free_speech

https://theconversation.com/searching-reporters-homes-suing-journalists-and-repressing-citizen-dissent-are-well-known-steps-toward-autocracy-268747

Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy

President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.

The Conversation