 President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with U.S. news organizations has led to a host of legal battles and disputes, the latest of which came with ABC’s suspension and — days later — return of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show.
Trump had celebrated the suspension of Kimmel, a veteran late-night comic and frequent critic of the president and his policies, calling it “great news for America.” Kimmel was pulled last week after a monologue included a reference to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and compared Trump’s grief to “how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish.” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, said his agency had a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC and its parent company Walt Disney Co., accountable for spreading misinformation. By Monday, ABC said the show would be back on starting Tuesday. But Nexstar and Sinclair — two of ABC’s largest affiliate owners, which had denounced Kimmel last week — said they would not carry his show on their stations. Sept. 22: ABC reinstates Kimmel’s late-night show ABC said in a statement that the decision to reinstate the show came after days of “thoughtful conversations” with Kimmel, who has hosted his show on ABC since 2003. Kimmel broke his silence Tuesday with an Instagram post, sharing a picture of himself with the late television producer and free speech advocate Norman Lear. “Missing this guy today,” he wrote. Andrew Kolvet, a spokesperson for Turning Point USA, the organization founded by Kirk, said in a statement on X: “Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmel back on the air is not surprising, but it’s their mistake to make.” Sinclair Broadcast Group said it would keep Kimmel off its stations while continuing discussions with ABC. Nexstar Media Group said it is seeking “assurances that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve.” Word of Kimmel’s return came after hundreds of movie, TV and stage stars as well as comedians, directors and writers added their names to an open letter Monday from the American Civil Liberties Union that says it is “a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation.”
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 A Florida federal judge tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit that Trump filed against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s lawsuit was overly long and was full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case.
“A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally,” Merryday wrote in the order. “This action will begin, will continue, and will end in accord with the rules of procedure and in a professional and dignified manner.” The judge ruled that Trump has 28 days to file an amended complaint that should not exceed 40 pages in length. The lawsuit targeted four of the newspaper’s journalists, a book and three articles published within a two-month period before the 2024 presidential election. The book and an article written by Times reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig focused on Trump’s finances and his pre-presidency starring role in television’s “The Apprentice.” Trump also cited an article by Peter Baker last Oct. 20 headlined “For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment” and a Michael S. Schmidt piece two days later featuring an interview with Trump’s first-term chief of staff, John Kelly, headlined “As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator.” The Times has called the lawsuit meritless and an attempt to discourage independent reporting. Syracuse University Says DPS Controls Oversight, Law Enforcement’s Access to Campus Flock Data9/23/2025  "Flock Safety, the company behind the eight license plate readers Syracuse University installed on campus last month, maintains that its technology does not infringe on the Fourth Amendment, which guarantees protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Because license plates are government-issued and used on public roads, Flock’s website says the readers comply with the Fourth Amendment. The website also says the technology doesn’t 'track people' like a GPS; rather, it only captures images in a set location. Sidney Thaxter, a senior litigator at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Fourth Amendment Center, said Flock’s language is 'deceptive.'...
Thaxter said it is difficult to track large-scale instances of law enforcement circumventing official policy to share data with their peers. The reliability of the audit trail requires the person who did the audit to provide an honest reason. Investigative reporting across the United States, including from 404 Media, found Flock informally allowed the federal government, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, access to its audits. 'These are, at this point, incredibly powerful mass surveillance tools that track the movement of every citizen around the country, whether or not you’re suspected of a crime,' Thaxter said.... Thaxter said this data is 'incredibly easy to share without anybody ever knowing,' but even institution-specific limitations could still be overcome by a judicial order, like a search warrant." |
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