{"id":9321,"date":"2020-02-06T19:21:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T19:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-january-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:03","slug":"medialawletter-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/strong> Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n From the Executive Director\u2019s Desk: Remembering Rick Ovelmen and John Borger, Stalwarts of the Media Bar<\/a> Letter to a Young Media Lawyer<\/a> Tenn.: Court Holds One-on-One Conversations With Government Officials Are Not Immune Under Fair Report Privilege<\/a> D. Mass.: Defamation Claim Over \u201cAbove the Law\u201d Article Dismissed<\/a> Ill. Cir.: Crain\u2019s Wins Summary Judgment on Libel and False Light Claims<\/a> New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for WPIX<\/a> New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against Dow Jones<\/a> Ninth Circuit Knocks Out Boxing Fan Class Action Over Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight<\/a> Second Circuit Likely Ends 15-Year-Old \u201cTorture\u201d Allegations Against Chinese Journalist<\/a>MLRC<\/h3>\n
And Los Angeles Entertainment Law Conference Kicks Off MLRC\u2019s 40th Anniversary<\/em>
George Freeman<\/p>\n
Barbara Wall<\/p>\nLIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
Kristel Tupja<\/p>\n
Fair Report and First Amendment Bar Claim<\/em><\/p>\n
Former Tech CEO a Public Figure Based on Media Solicitation<\/em>
Steven Mandell and Brian Saucier<\/p>\n
Station Not Grossly Irresponsible<\/em>
Bruce S. Rosen and James Harry Oliverio<\/p>\n
Tom Leatherbury<\/p>\nMISCELLANEOUS<\/h3>\n
Bethany Rabe, Mark Tratos, and Ruth Bahe-Jachna<\/p>\n
Bruce Rosen and Zachary Wellbrock<\/p>\nPRIOR RESTRAINT<\/h3>\n