Both groups are pushing back on a Scott administration policy they say would “incapacitate” watchdog inspectors general and cut off an important source of information for reporters and the public.

Reporters are protesting after the recent publication of two news “analyses” about Gov. Wes Moore and President Donald Trump, produced with artificial intelligence tools: “It’s embarrassing, insulting.”

The “advice letter” used by the Scott administration to restrict the Inspector General’s access to records was “really just a summary. Nothing more,” Attorney General Anthony Brown says.

At issue: Can people hit with a lawsuit found to be a malicious attempt to shut them up collect damages?