Santa’s 2025 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.
Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer
Bruce RosenGarden state lawyer on his start in the business, major cases, Springsteen, Hoffa, the best slice in New Jersey, and more.
Ninth Circuit Eliminates Interlocutory Review from the Denial of Anti-SLAPP Motions, But Preserves Anti-SLAPP Fees Provisions in Federal Court
Kevin L. Vick and Jean-Paul JassyLately, California’s Anti-SLAPP law has felt like a prisoner on Death Row when it comes to whether it would continue to apply in federal court.
Trump Media & Technology Group Case Against Media Outlets Dismissed
Minch Minchin and Rachel FugateA Florida trial court has granted multiple media defendants’ motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Trump Media & Technology Group regarding articles about TMTG’s receipt of loans from sources with Russian ties.
Colorado Supreme Court Decides Which Speech is Protected by State’s Anti-SLAPP Act
Michael Beylkin and Steve ZansbergIn its first opinion interpreting the state’s anti-SLAPP statute, the Colorado Supreme Court provided an expansive reading of which types of speech (or expressive conduct) are entitled to the statute’s protection.
Confessions of an Architectural Tortfeasor: The Buying Beverly Hills Lawsuit
Zoe TakalaAt the center of Dinho is a freedom-of-expression problem with two deceptively simple questions: Can a third party be held responsible for someone else's intrusive acts? And does any form of privacy right extend to the places we live?
Ohio Supreme Court Rules That On-Duty Police Can Be Crime Victims Under ‘Marcy’s Law’
Jack GreinerThe majority opinion rejected The Dispatch's arguments that voters who approved the Constitutional amendment would not have understood the amendment to cover police officers acting in the line of duty.
Eleventh Circuit Holds Florida’s Social Media Age-Gating Law Likely Survives First Amendment Scrutiny
Jeff HermesHB3 imposes restrictions and obligations on social media services that exceed a threshold number of younger users, use algorithmic content recommendation based on user information, and implement one or more defined “addictive features.” The Court of Appeals held in a 2-1 decision that HB3 was likely to survive intermediate scrutiny, warranting a stay.
Hot for Teaching: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Prevails on Transformative Educational Fair Use Defense
Darren W. FordWith two of the four factors weighing in favor of the museum, and only one weighing "slightly" in favor of Zlozower, the district court held that the museum's use of the Van Halen photographs was fair use and dismissed the complaint.
Update on Australian Privacy Law – New Tort of Serious Invasion of Privacy
Patrick Considine and Peter BartlettWhile we await more extended and substantive judicial consideration of this novel cause of action, the initial two cases provide guidance as to how the tort may be interpreted in future, as well as key pressure points which are likely to influence litigation in this space.
MLRC 2025 Annual Meeting
The Media Law Resource Center’s Annual Meeting was held on Nov. 5, 2025, at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Defense Counsel Section Reviews Year’s Accomplishments and Plans for 2026
A report from the November annual meeting of the full Defense Counsel Section held in New York City.