Jake Wunsch
Proposed 2024 legislation would penalize use of anonymous sources and codify the ability of defamation plaintiffs to sue anywhere in the state for speech posted online.
Another Unconstitutional Defamation Bill Proposed in Florida
Proposed 2024 legislation would penalize use of anonymous sources and codify the ability of defamation plaintiffs to sue anywhere in the state for speech posted online.
Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit Against Friends, Sex and the City, Other Shows
The Court found that no lay observer could find any substantial similarities between the protectible material of Lee’s work and the four shows.
Why MLRC Filed an Amicus Brief at the Supreme Court
The NetChoice cases could be as fundamental to the future of online discourse as Times v. Sullivan has been to journalism.
“Unsubstantiated” Complaints About Police Are Not Categorically Exempt from FOIL Disclosure
New York’s Second Department held that police disciplinary records, formerly shielded from public disclosure under the now-repealed Civil Rights Law Section 50-a, are not categorically exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law’s privacy exemption.
Defamation Action Against The National Enquirer Dismissed on Summary Judgment
After more than three years of litigation with three successive law firms, talent manager Michael Sanchez’s defamation action against the National Enquirer was dismissed on summary judgment in August by Judge Dolly Gee. Yet it was not until October that the storied lawsuit was officially over.
Florida Court Throws Out Heart Surgeon’s Defamation Suit Against CNN
“It is disingenuous and anomalous on the part of Dr. Black and St. Mary’s to say on the one hand that CNN should be held liable for failing to report risk adjusted data, and on the other hand to deny CNN access to that very same data,” Senior Judge Richard Oftedal wrote in the decision.
Nevada’s Shield Law Protects Murdered Journalist’s Phone and Computer
The court also ruled, for the first time, that the reporter’s privilege survives the death of the reporter who gathered the information, finding that to hold otherwise would “be directly contrary to the statute’s purpose.”
Santa’s Gift List for Media Players Naughty & Nice
MLRC Executive Director dons his santa cap to dispense helpful gifts to the major newsmakers of 2023.
Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer
Shullman Fugate partner on her beginnings in media law, memorable cases, taste in podcasts, and what people get wrong about Floridians.
Bakersfield Californian v. Superior Court of Kern County: After an Unsuccessful Criminal Subpoena Challenge, Depublication of the Court of Appeal’s Decision is Sought
This article summarizes why the unique facts of this case render the opinion an inappropriate precedent that endangers journalists and publishers in future Shield Law situations.