FYI: Science Policy News | USDOJ
In April 2025, Martin’s office sent nearly identical letters to at least 11 journals and one news magazine, the records show. The letters said their recipients were “conceding that they are partisans in various scientific debates,” and demanded explanations of their editorial processes…. “This was the government sticking its nose in places where it doesn’t belong, all in an effort to pursue speakers who express views it doesn’t like,” said JT Morris, deputy director of litigation for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). “The First Amendment is clear: a publication’s editorial decisions are none of the government’s business, whether it’s a newspaper or a medical journal.”