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Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?

The New York Times · David Enrich · last updated
New York Times v. Sullivan and other landmark Supreme Court decisions protect the press’s ability to investigate public figures. But a growing right-wing movement seeks to overturn them.

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