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June 2017

MediaLawLetter May 2017

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MLRC

From the Executive Director’s Desk
MLRC London Conference

Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: David Keneipp

LIBEL & PRIVACY

Mass.: License to Chill: Massachusetts High Court Weakens State’s Anti-SLAPP Law
Court Fundamentally Changes Framework for Determining Whether a Claim is a SLAPP
Blanchard v. Steward Carney Hospital, Inc.

Minn.: Minnesota Anti-SLAAP Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Violates Right to Jury Trial
Leiendecker v. Asian Women United of Minnesota

Mich. App.: Bad Ass Lawyer Better Call Saul for Next Defamation Lawsuit
Sting of Headline Not Different Than Literal Truth
Levitt v. Digital First Media

INTERNET

Maine Protects Anonymous Speech in Parody Newsletter
Plaintiff Estopped from Re-Litigating Issues Decided Against Her in California
Gunning v. John Doe

MLRC Digital Conference
EU Regulation a Centerpiece of Conference

FIRST AMENDMENT

US Supreme Court Determines New York Credit Card Surcharge Ban Regulates Speech
Law Prohibited Merchants from Communicating Differential Pricing
Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman

REPORTER’S PRIVILEGE

Vermont Enacts Shield Law
Protection for Journalists’ Sources Effective Immediately

N.D. Ill.: Court Holds Filmmaker Waived Reporter’s Privilege By Later Joining Murder Conviction Exoneree’s Legal Team
Ruling Based on a “Unique Set of Facts”
Simon v. Northwestern University

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

S.D. Cal.: No Joke: Copyright Case Against Conan O’Brien Headed to Trial
Virtually Identical Jokes Create a Triable Issue of Fact
Kaseberg v. Conaco

INTERNATIONAL

How Europe Is Tackling Fake News and What This Means for Online Platforms
Developments in UK, Germany, France, Italy and The Netherlands

ACCESS

Fla.: Fighting for Access in the Sunshine State