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The NewsGuild-CWA joins Minnesota suit with ACLU against DHS, ICE for violations of First Amendment rights

Media Contact: Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

WASHINGTON — The NewsGuild-CWA joined a class action lawsuit with the ACLU of Minnesota, Status Coup News, longtime Minneapolis residents and others to uphold the rights of the Minnesotans and journalists who have been obstructed and targeted by the federal government for exercising their First Amendment rights. The suit is supported by pro bono partners Ciresi Conlin, Forsgren Fisher, and Riach Law.

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Journalist organizations outraged at arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort: ‘The First Amendment is not Optional.’

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MEDIA CONTACT: press@nabj.org

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is outraged and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort and actions to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.

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