Orangeman Legerdemain

A Courthouse News column argues that a president charging roughly $100,000 a month for early access to his own social media statements raises the same First Amendment access concerns the outlet has litigated against slow-moving court clerks. The piece notes a CNN legal analyst suggested a news organization would lack standing to challenge such a scheme, a claim the columnist disputes by drawing on the outlet's own history winning delay-of-access cases.

The column also cites journalist Maggie Haberman's observation that the president is more focused on building projects than on upcoming elections, and links growing public unease over AI and data centers to shifting political dynamics, with Republican candidates reportedly playing catch-up to Democrats on the issue.

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