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Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n From the Executive Director’s Desk<\/a> Responding To Take-Down Requests<\/a> Ill. App.: Court Affirms Summary Judgment for CBS on Former Journalist’s Defamation, Privacy Claims N.J. Super., N.Y. Sup.: Dismissals in Two States Over Police-Supplied Photos of Wrong Suspects<\/a> W.D. Pa.: Libel and Privacy Claims Over Photo Error Dismissed<\/a> N.Y. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Libel Claims Brought by Brooklyn Judge<\/a> N.D. Fla.: Alleged Cyberbully Loses Defamation Lawsuit Over Arrest Report<\/a> D. Me.: The End of the Line for Defamation Claims by Railroad and Its CEO Against Trade Newsletter<\/a> Wash.: State’s Highest Court to Decide Constitutionality of Anti-SLAPP Statute<\/a> Tex. App.: KTRK Awarded Over $250,000 in Fees and Mandatory Sanctions Under Anti-SLAPP Law<\/a> E.D. Pa.: Pennsylvania Federal Court Dismisses Libel Claims<\/a> Miss. App. Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Book Authors<\/a> California’s New Consumer Comment Law Leaves Questions and Potential Loopholes<\/a> S.D.N.Y.: TVEYES Not Dimmed By Claims of Infringement for Complete Copying<\/a> S.D.N.Y.: Dow Jones Awarded $5 Million in Hot-News Misappropriation Case<\/a> Ind.: Death Certificates Are Public Records Under Indiana’s Records Law<\/a> Tex. App.: Texas Courts Analyze Access to Juvenile Court Proceedings<\/a>MLRC<\/h3>\n
European Court Press Spokesmen Model Deserves Serious Consideration<\/em><\/p>\nA VIEW FROM THE INSIDE<\/h3>\n
Requests Tend to Fall into Several Recurring Categories<\/em><\/p>\nLIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Reporter a Public Figure; No Expectation of Privacy in Source’s Backyard<\/em>
Jacobson v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.<\/p>\n
Fair Report Privilege Protects Press<\/em>
Newbill v. Walgreens; Acadio Rodriguez v. Daily News, LP<\/p>\n
Claims Barred by Single Publication Rule<\/em>
Ghrist v. CBS Broadcasting<\/p>\n
NY Court of Appeals Denies Leave to Appeal<\/em>
Martin v. Daily News, L.P.<\/p>\n
TV Station’s Reports About Teen’s Arrest Were Privileged<\/em>
Jeter v. McKeithen<\/p>\n
Statements Either Not Defamatory or Materially Accurate<\/em>
Pan Am Systems Inc. v. Hardenbergh<\/p>\n
Plaintiffs Challenging Burden of Proof and Stay of Discovery as Unconstitutional<\/em>
Davis v. Cox<\/p>\n
Second Largest Attorneys’ Fees Award<\/em>
Robinson v. The Walt Disney Comp.<\/p>\n
Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Lack of Defamatory Meaning<\/em>
Bukstel v. DealFlow Media, Inc.<\/p>\n
Former FBI Agent Sued Over “Kings of Tort” Book<\/em>
Neilson v. Dawson<\/p>\nINTERNET<\/h3>\n
Law Responds to Efforts Requiring Consumers Waive Right to Comment on Business Goods and Services<\/em>
Assembly Bill No. 2365<\/p>\nINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n
Media Monitoring Service Held to Be Fair Use<\/em>
Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes, Inc.<\/p>\n
Defendant Was Copying and Pasting from Dow Jones’s Journalists<\/em>
Dow Jones & Co v. Real-Time Analysis & News Ltd.<\/p>\nACCESS<\/h3>\n
Public Interest in Access Outweighs Privacy Right<\/em>
Evansville Courier & Press v. Vanderburgh County Health Department<\/p>\n
In re Fort Worth Star-Telegram; In Re A.J.S.<\/p>\nFIRST AMENDMENT<\/h3>\n