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The MediaLawLetter is the leading professional news source for developments in media law and policy, with reports on decisions and statutory developments.

2026
Mar 2026

MediaLawLetter March 2026

The Tribulations and Trial of Afroman; Court Dismisses “January 6” Participant’s Defamation Claims; Arizona Trial Court Denies Motions to Dismiss The Intercept’s Suit Seeking Government Surveillance Records; MLRC’s March Conferences Spotlight Escalating Legal Challenges at Home and Abroad; Ten Questions for Rebecca Hughes Parker and more.

Jan 2026

MediaLawLetter January 2026

New Jersey Court Denies Anti-SLAPP Motion in Political Speech Case; Texas Pickleball-Tennis Feud Defamation Case to Proceed; Court Quashes Journalist Subpoena Under New York Shield Law; January 6, 2021: Saving the Truth from the Whitewash; Ten Questions for NYT's Al-Amyn Sumar and more.

2025
Nov 2025

MediaLawLetter December 2025

Ninth Circuit Eliminates Interlocutory Review from the Denial of Anti-SLAPP Motions; Trump Media Group Case Against Media Outlets Dismissed; Confessions of an Architectural Tortfeasor: The Buying Beverly Hills Lawsuit; Santa's Gift List for 2025 Media Figures; Ten Questions for New Jersey lawyer Bruce Rosen and more.

Oct 2025

MediaLawLetter October 2025

RFK Jr. Loses Defamation Lawsuit Against Maine-Based Daily Kos Blogger; Disney’s Selection of Bands for Concerts Is Within Scope of California’s Anti-SLAPP Law; Federal Court Permanently Blocks Unprecedented Texas Book Rating Law; Ten Questions for Dublin lawyer Karyn Harty and more.

Sep 2025

MediaLawLetter August-September 2025

No Mulligan for Pro Golfer’s Dismissed $750 Million Defamation Lawsuit; NBCUniversal Media Wins Summary Judgment in Devin Nunes Libel Suit; California Court Dismisses Amazon Tribe’s Libel Suit Against The New York Times and TMZ; Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of George Santos’s Copyright Suit; Ten Questions for Nancy Wolff and more.

Jul 2025

MediaLawLetter June-July 2025

Hunting for the Logic of FSC v. Paxton; N.J. High Court Upholds Daniel’s Law; Pennsylvania Case Shows the Power of an Anti-SLAPP Law – Even When It’s Just a Suggestion; Defamation Claim Over Hollywood Feud Article Is Time-Barred; Fair Use in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; Ten Questions for Carol LoCicero and more.

May 2025

MediaLawLetter May 2025

Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit Against NYT Dismissed; True Crime Defamation Case Proceeds in SC; NJ Court Boosts New Anti-SLAPP Law; Judge Leval Analyzes Transformative Use Post-Warhol; NBA Want SCT to Hear VPPA Case; Free Speech & AI; Ten Questions to Katie Townsend and more.

Apr 2025

MediaLawLetter April 2025

“Central Park Five” Lawsuit Against Trump Survives Motion to Dismiss; Court Dismisses Defamation Action Against The Real Deal; Libel-Proof Plaintiff Defense Applied in Mugshot Defamation Case; Another Look at Palin v. New York Times; Ten Questions for the Daily Beast's Neil Rosenhouse and more.

Mar 2025

MediaLawLetter March 2025

Newsweek Wins Summary Judgment in Satanic Temple Lawsuit; First Amendment & Defamation Claims Against NewsGuard Dismissed With Prejudice; Court Quashes Document Subpoena to Freelance Journalist; Dua Lipa Wins Summary Judgement in Levitating Copyright Infringement Case; Trump’s Assault on the Media and Law Firms, and How We Should React; and more.

Feb 2025

MediaLawLetter February 2025

Federal Judge Declines to Block White House Ban on AP — for Now; Wisconsin Court Dismisses Suit Against News Organizations Over Political Ad; Judge Grants Summary Judgment Against Fair Use Defense in AI Context; Ten Questions for Natalie Spears and more.