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The American Civil Liberties is suing the Idaho Attorney General for threats to medical personnel who give patients information about out-of-state abortion care. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said after Roe v. Wade was overturned that “under fundamental First Amendment principles, individuals must remain free to inform and counsel each other about the reproductive care that is available in other states.” (Axios, April 5,2023, by Sareen Habeshian and Oriana Gonzalez) Rose Mackenzie of the ACLU,

Fox News reversed itself at the news that former president Donald Trump was indicted. Whereas it offered him little support since January 6, this week it declared that Trump was indicted by a deep-state, corrupt legal system intent on attacking conservatives unfairly. (CNN, March 31, 2023, by Oliver Darcy) Fox News hosts warned that the indictment would make Trump a hero and warned that Trump’s core supporters would rise to his defense. Some urged his

Borja Lozano and Irene Larraz in Poynter, April 3, 2023, write that the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can write a coherent, persuasive, misspelling-free text but when tested filled in gaps with false information. It can muddle fact and fiction and still seem convincing. There is a need for greater transparency on how the chatbot works and also a greater need to verify information, actually something that could be done by ChatGPT if it were improved.