Trump’s Assault on the Free Press
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Strict Scrutiny is brought to you by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. It's back to school season, and this year, five million children across Texas are going to be greeted by the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. Texas politicians passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, forcing their religion on every kid in those schools. 28 families in Texas, supported by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, are taking The fight to the Supreme Court. And we need you to amplify their voices before the Supreme Court gets its hands on this case.
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Hello and welcome back to Strict Scrutiny, your podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it. We're your hosts. I'm Melissa Murray.
And I'm Leah Littman, which means we've got two regular hosts here today in the late summer rotation. But don't worry, all three of us will be back together soon, specifically next week.
I do think they oughta be grateful that there are two of us. I mean like I mean, we can't even find it. If you only knew what was going on in my life, listeners, if you only knew. We are doing this out of love. We love you. And we're so glad to be here together today. And today's episode is going to be some rollicking fun. So buckle up, buttercups. We are going to cover the legal news. And then we are going to have a book conversation with our crooked colleague Alex Wagner about her amazing new book, The Steal. Four right-wing hardliners, one Republican presidency, and the raid on America's courts. Titillating. Speaking my love language. It was totally my love language. I th I found this book so amazing and compelling and I actually know how it ends, which is even more amazing.
I loved it and I know the ending. Okay. And then, listeners speaking of endings, we are going to end per usual with our favorite things and it's a doozy. Let's get started. Okay,
so listeners, you all have definitely heard us discuss a case called New York Times versus Sullivan. Sullivan arose when civil rights advocates placed a full-page ad in the New York Times criticizing the Montgomery Police Department for its treatment of civil rights protesters, including Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King Junior. The ad contained some factual errors, including the number of times that King had been arrested in Montgomery, honestly hard to keep count and track. And based on those errors, the chief of police sued the New York Times for defamation.
As you do. However, in a unanimous decision that is widely regarded as the bedrock of a free press, The Supreme Court ruled for the New York Times and held that in addition to establishing the traditional elements of a defamation claim, those charging defamation also have to show that the false statements made against them were made with quote actual malice.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–10:51
2
What legal precedent does the New York Times v. Sullivan case establish for the free press?
10:51–28:10
3
How is President Trump attempting to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House?
28:10–47:51
4
What are the implications of the Kennedy Center takeover and the name‑change controversy?
47:51–1:27:03