Examines threats to press freedom through strategic litigation, including Trump's desire to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan and corporations weaponizing SLAPP suits. A conservative Supreme Court potentially dismantling press protections would effectively reserve speech rights for wealthy litigants.
Free speech has always depended not just on what the law says but on who can afford to defend it in court. When litigation becomes a weapon, only the well-resourced have free speech in practice.