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2023 Media Law Conference
The biennial Media Law Conference is the most substantive and effective conference for experienced media defense lawyers.
The Summary covers areas for which the advertiser and/or publisher could be liable. It ranges from the content of the advertisements (discrimination to defamation) to the manner and placement of advertising
The Fair Report Survey 50-State is a state-by-state guide to the idiosyncrasies of the fair report privilege.
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MediaLawLetter August 2023
New York Times Wins Defamation Suit Over Reporting on Internet Harassment Campaigns; FOIA Lawsuit Helps NPR Report On “Barbaric” Conditions in ICE Facilities; Court Says AI Generated Art Not Copyrightable; A New Film on Floyd Abrams; 10 Questions for Mike Grygiel and more.
MediaLawLetter July 2023
Maine Court Affirms Trial Win for Newspaper That Reported on Sex Abuse Allegations; Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Claims Against The Intercept Dismissed; Arizona Law Banning Video Recording of Police Ruled Unconstitutional; A Victory for Transparency in Uvalde; Ten Questions for North Carolina’s Amanda Martin and more.
Supreme Court and First Amendment Developments
Free Speech and Media Law in the Supreme Court’s 2022-2023 Term; Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith Roundtable Discussion; Free Speech in the “Free State”