Santa’s Gift List for Media Players Naughty and Nice
George FreemanMLRC executive director dons his Santa cap and distributes gifts to the year's biggest newsmakers.
TikTok Falls Under the Long Shadow of Holder
Jeff HermesThis case presents what I have started to think about as a First Amendment checksum error: If you interpret the First Amendment as not only permitting but actually justifying greater government control over the content of speech, then you know there is an error in your analysis even if you can’t pinpoint it.
Sarah Palin’s Second Chance to Try Libel Case Against The New York Times Set for April
Tim TaiThe move comes after a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit threw out a jury verdict and the judge’s own Rule 50 decision for The Times in August, reviving Palin’s case.
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Case Against Newsweek
Cameron Stracher and Sara TesorieroThe Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a defamation claim against Newsweek on substantial truth and fair report grounds.
Utah Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Newspaper Under Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
Jeffrey J. Hunt, David C. Reymann, and Tammy M. FrisbyA Utah state district court recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against a weekly newspaper in what is believed to be the first application of the state’s new Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) to news reporting.
Defamation Suit Over Nancy Grace True Crime Show and Podcast Dismissed
Mary Ellen Roy and Elana BeiserConsidering the allegedly defamatory statements as a whole in the context in which they were made, the Court held that they are not defamatory because they are not “of and concerning” the Plaintiffs, are substantially true, and/or are opinion on disclosed facts.
Australia Adopts Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy
Patrick Considine and Peter BartlettThis new cause of action empowers individuals to sue another person or entity where that person or entity invaded the individual’s privacy by intruding upon their seclusion or misusing information relating to them.
Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer
Mark CaramanicaFlorida lawyer on his start in the business, key cases, favorite podcasts and karaoke picks.