Fallon Gallagher

Fallon Gallagher is a legal affairs reporter for MS NOW. She covers the Supreme Court, litigation involving the Trump administration, and other high-profile civil and criminal cases. She was previously a producer for “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” earning an RTDNA Edward R. Murrow award and several Emmy awards.


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6d ago
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Judge criticizes Pentagon’s new restrictive press policy

The federal judge is expected to rule early next week on whether the Trump administration’s treatment of credentialed journalists violates the First Amendment.

6d ago
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High-stakes First Amendment suit against the Pentagon heads to court

The New York Times is suing the Department of Defense after it implemented a restrictive new press policy that prompted most Pentagon reporters to hand in their credentials.

2w ago
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Judge blocks feds from searching Washington Post reporter’s devices

A federal judge slammed the Justice Department for seizing a reporter’s electronic devices, which the Post said contain troves of sensitive source information.

4w ago
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He was a U.S. attorney for four hours. Trump fired him.

Donald Kinsella was fired by email a half day after being sworn in: “I probably set a record.”

4w ago
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Judge blocks Hegseth’s bid to reduce Mark Kelly’s military rank

The injunction against Hegseth’s attempt to censure the Democratic senator is another win for Kelly in the fight over the “illegal orders” video.

1mos ago
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Don Lemon defiant after Minnesota church protest arrest

The ex-CNN anchor, fellow journalist Georgia Fort and two local Democratic Party members were arrested over an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service.

1mos ago
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Justice Department releases 3 million more pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files

“There’s not some tranche of super-secret documents about Jeffrey Epstein that we’re withholding,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, adding that the DOJ has “complied with the act.”

1mos ago
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Minnesota judges nearly shut out DOJ in a week of immigrant detention hearings

An MS NOW review of court cases found that in 61 challenges to immigrant detention last week, all but one succeeded, an apparent blow to Trump’s Operation Metro Surge.

2mos ago
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Lindsey Halligan quits hours after judge says she can no longer identify as a U.S. attorney

The order came after a judge ruled in November that Halligan had been appointed to the position unlawfully.

2mos ago
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Teen at heart of Supreme Court transgender case aims to level the playing field

Justices will hear arguments Tuesday in the pivotal transgender athlete case — which has become intensely political.