Jake Wunsch
DWT partner and one of the country’s most prominent First Amendment experts examines the history of free speech and the cancel-culture issues that we’re facing today.
Robert Corn-Revere on the History of Censorship in America
DWT partner and one of the country’s most prominent First Amendment experts examines the history of free speech and the cancel-culture issues that we’re facing today.
Professor Lyrissa Lidsky on a Restatement of Defamation Law
University of Missouri School of Law Dean on updating the legal understanding of reputation and privacy, especially in light of developments with respect to social media and the internet.
Nadine Strossen on Hate Speech, Censorship, and Free Speech on the Internet
The former ACLU head and law professor on her recent "HATE: Why We Should Resist it with Free Speech, Not Censorship" and many other topics in First Amendment law.
Professor Cass Sunstein on Falsity and Free Speech
The Harvard Law professor discusses his forthcoming book "Liars, Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception" and many other topics in First Amendment law.
Remarks of Barbara Wall Presenting MLRC’s First Amendment Leadership Award to Lee Levine
An address honoring the recently retired attorney on the final day of MLRC’s 2021 Media Law Conference in Virginia.
From the Executive Director’s Desk: A Recent History of the MLRC
Executive director George Freeman reviews the past six years of MLRC, an eventful period that saw the organization adapting to a global pandemic, a president at war with our members, and more.
Case Closed: Alabama Supreme Court Guts Open Records Law
With this ruling, it appears that the media will only be able to access law enforcement records if law enforcement makes a voluntary disclosure, the records are introduced as exhibits at trial, or, possibly, if the case is already closed. The sweeping ruling stands as a high-water mark for government secrecy of law enforcement records…
Maryland “Broadcast Ban” Is Unconstitutional as Applied to NPR Podcast
A Maryland federal judge has ruled that a state law banning the broadcast of lawfully-obtained recordings of criminal trials violates the First Amendment as applied to a National Public Radio podcast.
A View From the Inside: ‘The Rich Don’t Always Fight Fair’: Guardian Lawyers, Libel and Lawsuits
Freedom of speech is a fundamental part of any democracy, but exercising and defending it can be a difficult and expensive thing.
Utah Court Rules Journalist Entitled to Names of Lobbyists Hired to Delist Gray Wolf
The court held that the names of the subcontractors being paid with state funds to lobby for wolf-delisting were not properly classified as protected “trade secrets” or “commercial information,” under Utah’s open records statute, and that in any event the names must be released because the public interest in access outweighs any interests in restriction…