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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 29/09/2026

Public Citizen files a complaint opposing the broadcasting of Trump’s ads as violating laws against taxpayer-funded propaganda. Full complaint buff.ly/kYCsKEW

Public Citizen urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and broadcasters individually, to end airing recent campaign commercials by President Trump and the White House that appear to be in breach of federal law. At least three campaign ads, paid for by taxpayer dollars, appear to violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda (5 U.S.C. §3107) and related provisions of the appropriations laws as well as the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §7324).

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/09/2026

MSNOW is reporting live on air that its reporters' credentials are being restored.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/09/2026

As we await Judge Kelly's response to the Trump White House's refusal to immediately restore CNN, MSNOW and Politico's credentials, let's be clear on the stakes: Can the government be compelled to obey a court order to allow a free press to cover Trump's dealings with a foreign dictator?

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/09/2026

As the Trump admin flouts another court order, check out my chat with my friend and colleague Darren Samuelsohn on @lovejournalism.bsky.social about covering an assault on the rule of law. When this ran, it was the Kennedy Center. Now it's press freedom. buff.ly/BgdLsvR

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Episode 35: Adam Klasfeld - No Boss, Same Beat

My former reporter says he wanted to be his own assigning editor.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/09/2026

The Trump admin has "already repeatedly violated the Court’s Order" blocking the press ban, the media coalition tells the judge. CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO ask for an emergency hearing "as soon as possible this morning." buff.ly/w43JPvR

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Trump DOJ lawyer Michael Velchik urged the judge to hold off on a ruling until Friday at 5 p.m. ET, the deadline for the internal, post-hoc "process" announced *yesterday* for outlets to challenge their ban. Boutrous scoffs: "None of us are that naive. They’re going to keep playing games."

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Up now for the Trump DOJ defending the media ban is Michael Velchik Read more about him here. buff.ly/D3bQK4M

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Ted Boutrous rips Trump's supposed "notice" to news outlets: "After-the-fact" letters sent nearly a week after the ban, yesterday (Sept. 22). He said he "didn't think they were real" at first. There's no letterhead. No signature. Here's the one to MSNOW. buff.ly/zLVSZPv

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Judge Kelly kicks offs proceedings by noting that he's bound by the D.C. Circuit precedent as it exists, citing Sherrill and Karem. Both go against Trump's position. Up first: Ted Boutrous for the news outlets

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Today's hearing in the lawsuit challenging Trump's press ban is about to begin. I'm covering the proceedings virtually for All Rise News. Here's the TRO the news outlets seek. ICYMI, here's my conversation with Andrew Weissmann earlier today for background buff.ly/wbQ2JMs

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

In about 10 minutes, I'll be going live with @weissmann.substack.com to discuss the Trump DOJ's latest filing defending the White House's ban of CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO — and what to expect at this afternoon's hearing. buff.ly/B3licRs

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LIVE SOON: Legal roundup with Andrew Weissmann

Starting Sep 23 at 12:00 PM EDT

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

BREAKING Judge Cooper ORDERS the Trump-installed Kennedy Center Board to provide 30 days notice before "any changes," including the main building's "demolition." He declines to call an emergency hearing, but demands a sworn declaration from a Board rep.. Full order embedded here.

MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff's 84 Motion for an Emergency Hearing is hereby DENIED. By September 23, 2026, Defendants shall a file a detailed status report, supported by a sworn declaration from a knowledgeable representative of the Kennedy Center, on the "temporary closure" and emergency repairs described in Defendants' 86 Response and Mr. Floca's [86-1] supporting declaration. Further, the parties are reminded of Defendants' representation to the Court in the companion case D.C. Preservation League that they will "inform Plaintiffs and the Court if there is any change in the Board's plans that would constitute a reversal of the Center's position that the building will not be demolished and that no new structure will be constructed." Joint Meet & Confer Report (Aug. 28, 2026), Case No. 26-cv-981 (CRC), ECF No. 62 at 2. To avoid any confusion on that score given more recent events, the Court hereby ORDERS Defendants to provide such notice in writing to Plaintiffs in both cases more than 30 days before the implementation of any changes to the scope of the project plans presented to the Court in D.C. Preservation League, including but not limited to any "demolition" of the Center's main building. Finally, Plaintiff may seek discovery regarding the subject of their 85 Notice of Supplemental Authority to the extent permitted by the Federal Rules and the Court's scheduling order. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/17/2026. (lccrc3)

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

Human rights groups are gathering in front of the Turkish embassy tomorrow morning in Washington D.C. to oppose Erdogan’s latest wave of anti-LGBT repression and persecution.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

IN BOLD— Rep. Beatty wants the judge to issue another Kennedy Center order that Trump DOJ can't pretend to misunderstand, "making clear that either the wholesale demolition of the building or demolition that would make public access impossible would violate the Court’s existing order."

Defendants’ failure to follow the orderly process of seeking to modify or dissolve the preliminary injunction—or even to seek an emergency or temporary modification—adds to the
well-established pattern of officials in this Administration moving faster and one step ahead of the
courts in an effort to evade the constraints imposed by judicial orders and frustrate meaningful judicial review. Plaintiff implores the Court not to stand by while Defendants repeat that pattern here. To that end, at a minimum, Plaintiff requests the Court enter an order making clear that either the wholesale demolition of the building or demolition that would make public access impossible would violate the Court’s existing order

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

Trump DOJ selectively quotes from Judge Cooper's order to claim they didn't just flout it by closing the Kennedy Center. Here's what feds left out: It's hard to imagine Judge Cooper missing the omission.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

Just In — Rep. Beatty's legal team just alerted Judge Cooper about the existence of this photo "that appears to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.'" Doc buff.ly/aOLFtoG

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

There's a "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" protest Friday. Now that the Kennedy Center has become "almost a mausoleum rather than a vibrant art center that it once was," an organizer tells me: "we want to bring that vibrancy back." "Do a symbolic hug around the Kennedy Center." buff.ly/2vE5Upo

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 16/09/2026

Attorneys for Rep. Beatty want an emergency hearing about the Kennedy Center’s closure in “apparent violation of the Court’s order” — and they want a “high-level decisionmaker” at the Center to be required to attend. Doc: buff.ly/Ju8TZSm Background buff.ly/cwQv8g2

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 15/09/2026

A federal judge REFUSED to pause her sanctions order pending appeal in Trump v. IRS, the collusive lawsuit that purported to justify Trump's insurrectionist slush fund and tax amnesty. Doc buff.ly/7C9aUwv

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 11/09/2026

Last year, Don Jr. attacked the lead organizer behind an effort to force a referendum on an attempted Missouri gerrymander. The target, Richard von Glahn, told me this was just one of the attacks against organizers and volunteers. Today, von Glahn won. My latest at All Rise News: buff.ly/VcHwwVw

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 11/09/2026

Exactly one year ago, a then-newly formed advocacy group brought thousands to the Missouri State Capitol to protest a severe gerrymander. That group, People Not Politicians, won two major victories today on its anniversary. Here's the backstory, on All Rise News buff.ly/VcHwwVw

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 10/09/2026

BREAKING: The Supreme Court of Missouri finds that MAGA Secretary of State Denny Hoskins “was in CONTEMPT” — but he’s purged the civil contempt by directing local election authorities to use the 2022 maps.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 10/09/2026

Missouri Supreme Court Justice Powell: "Before we recess, we direct your client, the Secretary of State, to not venture far from Jefferson City until the contempt motion is resolved." Tough morning for Missouri's MAGA SecState Denny Hoskins

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

"The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections" A simple point by Judge Talwani in granting an injunction blocking Trump's mail-in voting power grab.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

"[T]he court finds [...] that immediate implementation of the Final Rule issued less than seventy days before the November 2026 election threatens disenfranchisement of millions of United States citizens who seek to vote by mail." From Talwani's order blocking Trump's EO buff.ly/dJNdWzY

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

A DC judge grilled Feds about why they want the option to recharge former Olympian David Hearn despite admissions gutting the case. Asked whether the US Attorney’s office is probing Hearn now, a prosecutor said no — but that could change “10 minutes from now.” www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-doj-...

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Trump DOJ says it’s not probing David Hearn—but might ‘10 minutes from now’

A judge seems unlikely to give the DOJ another bite at the apple on Hearn’s prosecution.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

BREAKING Musk’s company xAI, backed by Trump DOJ, LOSES its motion for a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota’s “nudification” ban. Background on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/saturday-r...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 03/09/2026

"No American court has ever presided over the criminal trial of a foreign leader who was recognized by their own country as the sitting head of state at the time the charges were brought." — Nicolás Maduro challenges his prosecution on sovereign immunity grounds buff.ly/Ar91CT6 .

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 03/09/2026

"The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are 'citizens at birth.'" The key line in Trump's latest birthright citizenship defeat. Full story and ruling here www.allrisenews.com/p/the-suprem...

The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are “citizens at birth.”
Barbara, 146 S. Ct. at 2450. Barbara is the law of the land. The President must follow it. See Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 178 (1803) (“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”). The plaintiffs have established a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claim that the 2026 Executive Order violates the class members’ Fourteenth Amendment right to citizenship

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 02/09/2026

JUST IN The challengers of Trump's mail-in voting executive order alerted a federal judge to the whistleblower's explosive warning that the IT system risks a "catastrophic failure" that could "derail" the midterm elections. Background www.allrisenews.com/p/usps-is-de...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 02/09/2026

The Secret Service categorized Comey's seashells prosecution as "non-referred" — and the probe's participants called certain steps "overkill" and "legally questionable," per a new defense brief.

Nor does the government’s observation (at 24) that its investigation here predated the Virginia indictment undermine the likelihood of vindictiveness. Shortly after the Secret Service opened the investigation—and undertook steps that its participants described as “overkill” and
“legally questionable,” Mot. 9-10—the Secret Service categorized the case as “non-referred.” ... Moreover, according to unrebutted reporting, both Ms. Bondi and Mr. Blanche believed the resulting evidence and case against Mr. Comey were weak.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/09/2026

Comey's lawyers contrast the "bottom-up" special counsel prosecutions of Trump with the "presidential direction" of his own case. There was "no indication" that Biden publicly commented on Trump's cases — in stark contrast to Trump demanding charges against his targets. buff.ly/mixfjAP

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/09/2026

Rep. Beatty asks a federal judge to unseal the documents that Trump's surrogates on the Kennedy Center Board want to keep hidden from the public. The docs, "light on details," purport to justify its two-year closure and overhaul. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

On August 13, Defendants voted to shut down the Kennedy Center for the second time. Their latest conduct closely mirrored their first rushed effort to shutter the institution—which this Court previously enjoined. As before, Defendants provided the Board members with the preparatory documents just “two days before the closure vote.” ... And as before, these new documents were “light-on-details,” contained no meaningful “cost-benefit analysis of the closure,” and constituted a “stacked deck.”

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/09/2026

Comey's new filing states that the "indictment, dictionaries and undisputed public documents" are enough to toss the seashells case without a trial. There's no "true threat" here passing First Amendment scrutiny, the filing notes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 28/08/2026

NEWS A judge has DENIED Trump's attempt to transfer the New York criminal case that resulted in his 34 felony convictions to federal court. Judge Hellerstein says that Trump's latest arguments are "neither new nor legally sufficient." This story holds up www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-hell...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 26/08/2026

Mostly bad news for Rep. McIver on appeal: The Third Circuit majority finds her vindictive prosecution claims aren't yet appealable — and only orders the trial court to review the last of three counts under the Speech or Debate clause. Pictured: From the partial dissent.https://buff.ly/HogfPlu

Potentially retaliatory prosecutions of sitting Members of Congress are exceedingly rare. But when they do occur, the constitutional foundation of our government is at risk.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/08/2026

NEWS SCOTUS agrees to PAUSE an injunction blocking Trump's mail-in ballots EO. In a blistering dissent, Justice Jackson writes that Trump wanted SCOTUS's "imprimatur for its effort to foment chaos ahead of the November elections" — masked as a quibble over justiciability. buff.ly/xdAxeii

Taking its eye off the ball, the majority misses the Government’s actual objective: to secure our imprimatur for its effort to foment chaos ahead of the November elections.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 21/08/2026

NEWS CJ Roberts STAYS a federal judge's order blocking above-ground construction of the East Wing.

UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicants, the response, and the reply filed thereto,
IT IS ORDERED that the preliminary injunction entered on April 16, 2026, by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:25-cv-4316, is hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 20/08/2026

ABC's lawsuit against FCC attack dog Brendan Carr is off to a quick start. The network wants an emergency hearing for a restraining order as soon as TOMORROW, noting that the FCC has refused to hold off on possible "draconian sanctions" while litigation proceeds. Background buff.ly/hj235pi

Plaintiffs: Plaintiffs respectfully request a hearing on their request for TRO on August 21, August 24, or August 25, 2026, at a time convenient for the Court. Plaintiffs understand that Defendants are available for a TRO hearing on any of the above dates. Defendants’ assertion that there is “no exigency” is belied by their refusal to agree to halt any further actions against Plaintiffs while this matter is briefed and heard. Plaintiffs have already documented the irreparable harm
they are suffering, and Defendants’ proposed solution would further exacerbate those harms. Defendants effectively seek permission to impose draconian sanctions with only 48 hours’
notice, while continuing to hang the threat of those sanctions over Plaintiffs’ heads and remaining
free to engage in other forms of retaliation.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

At 3 p.m. ET, @weissmann.substack.com and I will break down the latest legal news: * Judge will review grand jury materials in Don Lemon's case; * Feds reveal more evidence exonerating David Hearn, & * Trump DOJ says the quiet part out loud with James Comey. Watch LIVE here soon buff.ly/BCmVEzM

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LIVE SOON: More Trump DOJ setbacks — Live with Andrew Weissmann

Starting Aug 19 at 3:00 PM EDT

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

In a new filing, Trump DOJ reveals that there's an NPS email showing peeling due to overspray in the section of the pool relevant to the David Hearn case. It's dated June 11, more than a week before Hearn's arrest. They still want dismissal *without* prejudice, even though their case is gutted.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

Trump DOJ prosecutors appear to be shaky on the concept of what "actual malice" means. This is from their response to Comey's vindictive prosecution motion, not any defamation case.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

Throughout their filings, Trump DOJ prosecutors appear to insinuate that James Comey was trying to gin up attention for his book. Their "evidence": Other people, including Stephen Colbert, made comments or jokes to that effect in interviews, and Comey denied it.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

It's not in Merriam-Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, or the American Heritage Dictionary. So what do Trump DOJ prosecutors hang their hat on for "86" meaning "to kill" in Comey's case? The second — not the first — entry in Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang (2nd edition).

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 18/08/2026

"Government censorship is deeply un-American." So begins ABC's new federal lawsuit to stop Trump's FCC attack dog Brendan Carr from challenging its broadcast licenses.

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