{"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":"

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MLRC<\/h3>\n

From the Executive Director\u2019s Desk<\/a>
Trump\u2019s Legal Threats Against Bannon and Wolff Are as Empty as They Are Foolish<\/em><\/p>\n

Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Julie Ford<\/a><\/p>\n

REPORTER\u2019S PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n

Va. Cir.: Court Quashes Subpoena for TV Station\u2019s Interview With Alleged Sexual Assault Victim   <\/a>
Defendant Failed to Show Outtakes Were Essential to His Defense <\/em>
Commonwealth v. Townley<\/p>\n

LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n

9th Cir.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Hungarian Olympian\u2019s Defamation Claims<\/a>
Speculation About Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Not Defamatory<\/em>
Hosszu v. Barrett<\/p>\n

Mich. Cir.: Burke Ramsey Defamation Suit Against CBS Survives Motion to Dismiss<\/a>
Examination of Unsolved JonBenet Ramsey Killing Not Opinion as a Matter of Law<\/em>
Ramsey v. CBS Corp.<\/p>\n

N.Y. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Trump Tweet Libel Suit<\/a>
Tweets, Related Statements Were Opinion and Hyperbole <\/em>
Jacobus v. Trump<\/p>\n

S.D. Ohio: Libel By Twitter Claim Against Actor James Woods Dismissed<\/a>
Question Mark Meant Tweet Was Not a Statement of Fact<\/em>
Boulger v. Woods<\/p>\n

N.Y. App.: HIV Positive Status Is Defamatory Per Se Under NY Law<\/a>
Court Rejects Argument That \u201cLoathsome Disease\u201d Category is Archaic <\/em>
Nolan v. New York<\/p>\n

INTERNET<\/h3>\n

N.D. Cal.: Section 230 Shields Twitter, Facebook, and Google from Terrorism and Emotional Distress Claims<\/a>
Pennie v. Twitter<\/p>\n

ACCESS<\/h3>\n

Ariz. App.  Court of Appeals Declares Media Restrictions Unconstitutional<\/a>
Phoenix Newspapers v. Otis<\/p>\n

Nev. Dist.: Media Coalition Wins Access to Warrant Materials in Las Vegas Mass Shooting<\/a>
In re Sealed Search Warrant<\/p>\n

INSURANCE<\/h3>\n

From the MLRC Insurance Committee: This Means War – Dispute Over Scope of Insurance Policy\u2019s \u201cWar\u201d Exclusions Rests On \u201cLayperson\u201d Understanding of Term <\/a>
Univ. Cable Prods. LLC & Northern Entm\u2019t Prods. LLC v. Atlantic Specialty Insurance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79,"template":"","issues-publication":[1002],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMediaLawLetter January 2018 - Media Law Resource Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-january-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MediaLawLetter January 2018 - Media Law Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" Download Publication MLRC From the Executive Director\u2019s DeskTrump\u2019s Legal Threats Against Bannon and Wolff Are as Empty as They Are Foolish Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Julie Ford REPORTER\u2019S PRIVILEGE Va. 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