{"id":8131,"date":"2018-02-02T18:55:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T18:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-january-2018\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:07","slug":"medialawletter-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/strong> Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n From the Executive Director\u2019s Desk<\/a> Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Julie Ford<\/a><\/p>\n Va. Cir.: Court Quashes Subpoena for TV Station\u2019s Interview With Alleged Sexual Assault Victim <\/a> 9th Cir.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Hungarian Olympian\u2019s Defamation Claims<\/a> Mich. Cir.: Burke Ramsey Defamation Suit Against CBS Survives Motion to Dismiss<\/a> N.Y. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Trump Tweet Libel Suit<\/a> S.D. Ohio: Libel By Twitter Claim Against Actor James Woods Dismissed<\/a> N.Y. App.: HIV Positive Status Is Defamatory Per Se Under NY Law<\/a> N.D. Cal.: Section 230 Shields Twitter, Facebook, and Google from Terrorism and Emotional Distress Claims<\/a> Ariz. App. Court of Appeals Declares Media Restrictions Unconstitutional<\/a>MLRC<\/h3>\n
Trump\u2019s Legal Threats Against Bannon and Wolff Are as Empty as They Are Foolish<\/em><\/p>\nREPORTER\u2019S PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n
Defendant Failed to Show Outtakes Were Essential to His Defense <\/em>
Commonwealth v. Townley<\/p>\nLIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
Speculation About Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Not Defamatory<\/em>
Hosszu v. Barrett<\/p>\n
Examination of Unsolved JonBenet Ramsey Killing Not Opinion as a Matter of Law<\/em>
Ramsey v. CBS Corp.<\/p>\n
Tweets, Related Statements Were Opinion and Hyperbole <\/em>
Jacobus v. Trump<\/p>\n
Question Mark Meant Tweet Was Not a Statement of Fact<\/em>
Boulger v. Woods<\/p>\n
Court Rejects Argument That \u201cLoathsome Disease\u201d Category is Archaic <\/em>
Nolan v. New York<\/p>\nINTERNET<\/h3>\n
Pennie v. Twitter<\/p>\nACCESS<\/h3>\n
Phoenix Newspapers v. Otis<\/p>\n