MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al

  1. July 28, 2025

    FTC Stands By Media Boycott Subpoena Into Media Matters

    The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission has refused to quash its investigation into the left-leaning Media Matters for America, standing by a subpoena it said is "one of seventeen still-outstanding" demands made as part of a broader probe looking for potential group boycotts of advertising on disfavored platforms.

  2. July 14, 2025

    Media Matters Wants FTC Probe Paused Pending Suit

    Media Matters for America asked a D.C. federal court Monday for a preliminary injunction to block what it calls a retaliatory investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, saying the agency has been weaponized against the organization for simply exercising its First Amendment rights.

  3. June 25, 2025

    Media Matters' FTC Suit Can't Keep Same Judge As Texas Case

    The D.C. federal judge who blocked investigations into Media Matters by the attorneys general of Texas and Missouri won't be taking on the group's latest lawsuit challenging an allegedly similar probe by the Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission after the judge concluded Wednesday that the FTC case is too different.

  4. June 23, 2025

    Media Matters Sues FTC Over 'Retaliatory' Probe

    Media Matters filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission in D.C. federal court on Monday, asking a judge to shut down the agency's "retaliatory" investigation into the left-leaning media watchdog's reporting on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter.