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Charles Mitchell, a member of the Overby Center panel of experts, discusses how Chief Justice John Roberts has long touted the need for an independent judiciary as an essential element in a functioning democracy.
President Donald Trump has filed a defamation and deception and unfair trade practices act lawsuit against the BBC. The case involves a report aired by the BBC just before the election in 2024. The lawsuit is a first-of-its-kind legal action by a sitting U.S. president against a foreign news outlet. Alex Morey, a First Amendment specialist for the Freedom Forum, analyzes the case and the First Amendment issues.
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss withheld a segment on a notorious prison in El Salvador before it was scheduled to air on “60 Minutes.” Tony Pederson, managing fellow of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, discusses the controversy surrounding holding a story dealing with criticism of the Trump administration.