MediaLawLetter
The MediaLawLetter is the leading professional news source for developments in media law and policy, with reports on decisions and statutory developments.
MediaLawLetter January 2025
Texas Free-Speech Advocates Gear Up for Another Anti-SLAPP Fight; Fox News SLAPPs Defamation Suit, Wins Attorney Fees; Court Dismisses Implied Defamation Claims Brought by Former NY Philharmonic Musician; Ninth Circuit Opens Up Possibility of Copyright Protection for Kinetic Sculpture; and more.
MediaLawLetter December 2024
TikTok Falls Under the Long Shadow of Holder; Sarah Palin’s Second Chance to Try Libel Case Against The New York Times Set for April; Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Case Against Newsweek; ten questions for Florida lawyer Mark Caramanica and more.
MediaLawLetter November 2024
Threats to the Media in the Second Trump Term; Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Fifth Circuit Decision in Case Involving Retaliatory Arrest; Federal Court Enjoins California Ban on Deepfake Election Parodies; MLRC Annual Dinner; Ten Questions for David Hosp and more!
MediaLawLetter October 2024
Favre’s Defamation Suit Sacked by Fifth Circuit; Publishers Win Anti-SLAPP Motion and Fee Award in Lawsuit Over Book Cover; Third Circuit Cites First Amendment to Limit § 230 Protection; London Conference Recap, and more.
MediaLawLetter August 2024
Analyst Report and New York Times Article About Crypto Crash Not Defamatory; Pennsylvania Enacts Anti-SLAPP Statute; “Vanderpump Rules” Revenge Porn Lawsuit May Proceed, Judge Rules; First Amendment Threats from a Second Trump Term; Ten Questions for Ballard's Mike Berry and more.
MediaLawLetter July 2024
NetChoice v. Moody: A Strong Statement of 1A Rights, But Devil is in the Details; Media Supports Citizen Journalist in SCOTUS Qualified Immunity Case; Fox News Dismissed from Lawsuit with Public Apology; MLRC Conferences in Dublin and Sydney; Ten Questions for Freedom Forum's Kevin Goldberg and more.
MediaLawLetter June 2024
NRA v. Vullo: The Supreme Court on Government Coercion and the First Amendment; Defamation Claims Against ProPublica and Houston Chronicle Dismissed; False Light Claim Against New York Magazine Over “The Case of the Fake Sherlock” Dismissed; Supreme Court Provides for Broader Availability of Damages in Copyright Suits; Ten Questions for DWT'S Kate Bolger and more.
MediaLawLetter May 2024
Montana Supreme Court Applies N.Y. Fair Report Privilege to Dismiss Libel Claim; Louis Farrakhan’s $4.8 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against Jewish Groups Dismissed; Top Gun Lawsuit Shot Down; No Cameras in the Courtroom for Trump Trial; Ten Questions for CNN's Drew Shenkman and more.
MediaLawLetter April 2024
DC Court Holds Journalist in Contempt for Refusing to Disclose Confidential Sources; Court Quashes Prosecution Subpoena to New Yorker Journalist; The Supreme Court Rules on Social Media Blocking; Entertainment Conference Recap; Ten Questions for Aussie Lawyer Michael Cameron and more.
MediaLawLetter March 2024
Jury Awards $25M in Damages for The Oklahoman’s Misattribution of Racial Slur; Broadcaster Wins Summary Judgment and Fees Under New York’s Expanded Anti-SLAPP; The Supreme Court Hears the NetChoice Cases; Anti-SLAPP Developments in the UK and Europe and What It’s Like Being Slapped in Greece; MLRC's first conference in Australia and more.