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MLRC Annual Dinner 2026
This year’s program, Podcasting: New Voices, New Platforms, Enduring Principles, will explore how podcasting and other new forms of journalism are reshaping the press — and the enduring legal principles that protect it. With Michael Barbaro (NYT’s The Daily), Don Lemon (The Don Lemon Show), and Rachel Martin (NPR’s Wildcard).
2026 DCS Lunch Meeting
We’ll hear reports on the year’s meetings and publications, plans for 2027, and have plenty of time to mingle and enjoy a hot lunch.
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.
MLRC’s Actual Malice Practice Guide has been comprehensively updated, with new case law, expanded sections, and analysis of pleading standards under Twombly and Iqbal.
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MediaLawLetter September 2026
Reporting developments through August 31.
MLRC Digital Review July 2026
IN THIS ISSUE: Musk’s xAI Sues over Minnesota’s Ban on Nudification Apps; Pleading DMCA 1201 Claims on Scraping for AI; Stupid Influencer Stunts; Claude’s Thematic Analysis.
MediaLawLetter June 2026
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Satanic Temple Case Against Newsweek; John Oliver Wins Dismissal Over Medicaid Segment; Seventh Circuit Tosses “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” Suit; Tennessee Supreme Court Orders Judicial Records Unsealed; Florida Court Dismisses $885 Million Claim Against the Miami Herald; Ten Questions With Marc Randazza; MLRC Returns to Paris; and more.