Jake Wunsch
The case stems from a 2018 article reporting that that plaintiff, in teaching her students about the Middle Passage, had black students sit in the front of the classroom and put her feet on them, mimicking the conditions on a slave ship.
Daily News Reports About Teacher’s “Slavery Lesson” Not Defamatory
The case stems from a 2018 article reporting that that plaintiff, in teaching her students about the Middle Passage, had black students sit in the front of the classroom and put her feet on them, mimicking the conditions on a slave ship.
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of $50 Million Libel Suit
Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal found that what WPLG/Local 10 had reported about pastor Eric Readon in 2017 was true in all material respects.
New York Times Wins Dismissal of Libel Suit from Trump Campaign
The Trump Campaign, alleging “millions of dollars” in damages, brought the suit over a 2019 Op-Ed by Max Frankel which concerned interactions between Russians and associates of Mr. Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Illinois Supreme Court Reject Application of Single Publication Rule
Despite recognizing that “Ekl, Ciolino and the appellate court all appear to assume that the single publication rule applies,” the Illinois Supreme Court took a different approach.
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Attorney’s “Groping” Libel Suit Against New York Times
The Second Circuit has affirmed dismissal of a libel suit against The New York Times brought by a Justice Department official who took issue with a story reporting he had groped a young administrative assistant.
Texas Appellate Court Declines to Seal Court Records Shining Light on Defective Toyota Product
The Court of Appeals applied the full rigor of Rule 76a to alleged trade secrets, notching a win for advocates of open access to public records in Texas.
SDNY Dismisses #Metoo Libel Suit – Rejects Claims of “Physical Impossibility”
A hedge fund founder accused of sexual harassment by five former employees failed to plausibly allege that a Boston Globe online science and health publication acted in a grossly irresponsible manner by publishing an article reporting on the allegations.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Fifth Circuit Addresses Growing Concern With Overbroad Sealing Practices
The panel addressed a “peripheral-yet-essential point: Judicial records are public records. And public records, by definition, presume public access.”
Court Unseals Government Docs in Prosecutor Misconduct Inquiry
A New York federal district court ordered the unsealing of government emails, text messages and other documents at the heart of an extraordinary prosecutorial misconduct inquiry involving the elite terrorism and international narcotics unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the SDNY.
D.C. Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of CIA on Syria Program FOIA Request
The appellate court’s “who-knows-for-sure” standard is rhetorically striking and illustrates the virtually unbridled deference courts give to federal agencies in FOIA cases involving national security.