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How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court

A judge has sided with the three news organizations President Donald Trump barred from the White House – for now.

24.09.2026 10

The Conversation

Wayne Unger

When presidents ban journalists, the First Amendment is not the only constitutional right at stake

Trump’s ban is almost certainly unconstitutional — but there’s more than one constitutional right involved

22.09.2026 10

Salon

Wayne Unger

When presidents ban journalists from the White House, the First Amendment is not the only constitutional right at stake

When President Trump barred three news organizations from the White House, a lawsuit followed. In it, the news outlets invoked their Fifth and First...

21.09.2026 10

The Conversation

Wayne Unger

James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat

What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an...

04.06.2026 10

The Conversation

Wayne Unger

Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling

First Choice, the crisis pregnancy center chain that brought the case, argued that merely issuing a subpoena can deter donors from making a gift.

30.04.2026 30

The Conversation

Wayne Unger

Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” brings hasty decisions with long‑lasting implications

New leak of confidential SCOTUS memos sheds light on potentially irreversible effects of emergency rulings

25.04.2026 50

Salon

Wayne Unger

Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long‑lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation

What is the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ and why is it important?

23.04.2026 30

The Conversation

Wayne Unger

Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done

Child sexual abuse material on X is clearly illegal. What’s less clear is how to force X to prevent its AI chatbot from making the material.

08.01.2026 30

The Conversation

Wayne Unger

Jimmy Kimmel and free speech: Disney critics have a point, but they still have a major blind spot

The First Amendment simply does not apply to private employers.

22.09.2025 20

Fortune

Wayne Unger

Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump

Think you know what the First Amendment means and protects? You − and a lot of Jimmy Kimmel’s defenders − may well be wrong.

20.09.2025 30

The Conversation

Wayne Unger