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2025 Miami Media Law Conference
MLRC invites you to attend a full day of sessions and networking with colleagues from Florida, Latin America and beyond.

2025 Entertainment and Media Law Conference
For 22 years, the Media Law Resource Center and Southwestern Law School have hosted an annual forum at which renowned experts discuss the most timely, important, and controversial topics in entertainment and media law.
A comprehensive White Paper heralding Justice Brennan’s opinion, countering the arguments made by its chief critics, and analyzing the role of actual malice in contemporary litigation.
This new edition builds on the excellent work done in past versions of the Practice Guide by adding important new case law to existing sections, as well as adding new sections. Most notably, the Practice Guide now includes an in-depth look at the pleading standards for actual malice under the Supreme Court’s Twombly and Iqbal…
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MediaLawLetter January 2025
Reporting developments through January 31
MediaLawLetter December 2024
TikTok Falls Under the Long Shadow of Holder; Sarah Palin’s Second Chance to Try Libel Case Against The New York Times Set for April; Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Case Against Newsweek; ten questions for Florida lawyer Mark Caramanica and more.