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December 2017

MediaLawLetter November 2017

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MLRC

From the Executive Director’s Desk: MLRC Fall Events Round-Up
Dinner, Forum and Host of Meetings Make for a Busy New York Week

MLRC Annual Dinner: Program Highlights

DCS Annual Meeting Reviews Accomplishments and Plans for 2018

Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Jon Fleischaker

LIBEL & PRIVACY

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sheldon Adelson’s Suit Against National Jewish Democratic Council
Important Precedent for Application of Fair Report Privilege in the Internet Age
Adelson v. Harris

D.C. Cir.: “The Twists and Turns” of a Libel Case vs. Jim Risen’s “Pay Any Price”
Court Affirms: Protected Opinion, Insufficient Showing of Falsity, and Actual Malice
Montgomery v. Risen and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.

MLRC’s 2017 Forum: “Is Libel Back?”

Cal. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Over Models’ Online “Blacklist”
Plaintiff Failed to Adequately Deny Accusations of Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
Brenner v. Hill

1st Cir. / Cal. App.: First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Cosby Accuser Defamation Suit
California Court Allows Similar Suit to Go Forward
McKee v. Cosby; Dickinson v. Cosby

Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Brought by White Supremacist
“A Man Is Known by the Company He Keeps”
Edwards v. Detroit News, Inc.

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Publicity Claims Against Online Book Publishers
Plaintiffs Image Had No Commercial Value to Sustain Claim Under Ohio Law
Roe v. Amazon

ACCESS

FISA Court Rules ACLU & Yale Information Clinic Have Standing to Seek Access to Redacted Opinions
Movants Asserted Sufficient Injury-in-Fact for Standing
In re Opinions & Orders Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under FISA

INTERNET PRIVACY

District of Columbia Court Restricts Government Access To Website Used by Trump Protesters
Government Alleged Website Was Used to Organize Protests
In the Matter of the Search of www.disruptj20.org

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MLRC

From the Executive Director’s Desk: MLRC Fall Events Round-Up
Dinner, Forum and Host of Meetings Make for a Busy New York Week

MLRC Annual Dinner: Program Highlights

DCS Annual Meeting Reviews Accomplishments and Plans for 2018

Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Jon Fleischaker

LIBEL & PRIVACY

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sheldon Adelson’s Suit Against National Jewish Democratic Council
Important Precedent for Application of Fair Report Privilege in the Internet Age
Adelson v. Harris

D.C. Cir.: “The Twists and Turns” of a Libel Case vs. Jim Risen’s “Pay Any Price”
Court Affirms: Protected Opinion, Insufficient Showing of Falsity, and Actual Malice
Montgomery v. Risen and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.

MLRC’s 2017 Forum: “Is Libel Back?”

Cal. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Over Models’ Online “Blacklist”
Plaintiff Failed to Adequately Deny Accusations of Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
Brenner v. Hill

1st Cir. / Cal. App.  First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Cosby Accuser Defamation Suit
California Court Allows Similar Suit to Go Forward
McKee v. Cosby; Dickinson v. Cosby

Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Brought by White Supremacist
“A Man is Known by the Company He Keeps”
Edwards v. Detroit News, Inc.

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Publicity Claims Against Online Book Publishers
Plaintiffs Image Had No Commercial Value to Sustain Claim Under Ohio Law
Roe v. Amazon

ACCESS

FISA Court Rules ACLU & Yale Information Clinic Have Standing to Seek Access to Redacted Opinions
Movants Asserted Sufficient Injury-in-Fact for Standing
In re Opinions & Orders Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under FISA

INTERNET PRIVACY

District of Columbia Court Restricts Government Access To Website Used by Trump Protesters
Government Alleged Website Was Used to Organize Protests
In the Matter of the Search of www.disruptj20.org