MediaLawLetter
The MediaLawLetter is the leading professional news source for developments in media law and policy, with reports on decisions and statutory developments.
MediaLawLetter August 2021
Ninth Circuit Affirms First Amendment Protection for Rachel Maddow; The Most Bizarre Lawsuit(s) Involving ‘The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge’ Gets Dismissed; The ‘Embed’ Saga Continues: Another Court Rejects ‘Server Test’ With More Decisions Looming; Ten Questions for Harry Melkonian and much more.
MediaLawLetter July 2021
“Cursing Cheerleader” Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions About Public Schools’ Authority Over Students’ Digital Free Speech Rights; SCOTUS Strikes Down California’s Disclosure Requirement for Charitable Donors; Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition Asking Court to Overrule Public Figure; Donald Trump Tries to Hold Social Media Platforms Liable for Politicians’ Exercise of Soft Power; Ferguson Civil Rights Case…
MediaLawLetter June 2021
SCOTUS Ruling on Computer Fraud and Abuse Act May Help Investigative Journalists; New York Appeals Court Dismisses Porco v. Lifetime; Calling a Person Racist or Attributing Racist Statements to Him Not Actionable in Defamation; As Harry And Meghan Become a Hybrid Royal /Celebrity Couple, What If Any Is Their Impact on Celebrity Reporting?; Reflecting on…
MediaLawLetter May 2021
Volunteering for #TimesUp; Dr. Luke Not a Public Figure; Roy Moore Defamation Claim Proceeds; Florida Court SLAPPs Laura Loomer’s Lawsuit; Washington Enacts Uniform Public Expression Protection Act; Mass. Digs Into Section 230; Supreme Court OKs FCC Updates to Local Media Ownership Rules; Oracle v. Google and more.
MediaLawLetter April 2021
Suggestions for Combatting the Poor Public Perception of Journalists; Iowa Journalist Covering Racial Justice Protest Not Guilty; Promise of Source Anonymity & Breach of the Source’s Duty to a Third Party: A Practical Checklist; Former Congresswoman’s “Revenge Porn” Suit Against Media Outlets Dismissed; Daily News Reports About Teacher’s “Slavery Lesson” Not Defamatory; What A Costly…
MediaLawLetter March 2021
2d Cir. rejects fair use defense in Andy Warhol case; courts grapple with #MeToo libel cases; separate showings of documentary are separately actionable; New York’s new anti-SLAPP law applied; NFTs explained; AP wins access to DOJ misconduct docs; and more.
MediaLawLetter February 2021
Publication of Archived Photograph Not Defamatory; Allegations of Scientific Misconduct Protected as Opinion; Court SLAPPs Police Officer’s False Light Claim; No Qualified Immunity for Cop Who Tear-Gassed Journalists; Privacy Victory for Meghan Markle; Senators Propose Substantial Revisions to Section 230; Rubik’s Cube Nonfunctional – Really? Reflecting on Larry Flynt
MediaLawLetter January 2021
Court Dismisses Nunes Defamation Suit Against Washington Post; Anti-SLAPP Law Applies Retroactively to Sarah Palin’s Lawsuit Against New York Times; the Assange Extradition Trial; Lessons from the Nicki Minaj Copyright Judgment; 10 Questions to NYT's Dana Green and more.