The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking public comment on its proposal to create a group registration option for “frequently updated news websites.”...more
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An opinion about a category of unprotected speech called “true threats” sheds light on how a majority of the justices may view New York Times v. Sullivan, a key defamation case. It also resolves a split over the...more
6/30/2023
/ Actual Malice ,
Colorado ,
Counterman v Colorado ,
Defamation ,
Electronic Communications ,
Facebook ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
New York Times ,
New York Times v Sullivan ,
Objective Standard ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Stalking ,
Threat Management
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A coalition of 18 national and state news organizations is asking the Maryland Supreme Court to reject an “emergency” proposal that would sharply limit press and public access to criminal court proceedings....more
Here is a sentence we don't write very often: A decision this week of the European Court of Human Rights has brought U.S. and European defamation law into greater alignment. Well, at least regarding hyperlinks to defamatory...more
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly in an oral ruling at 10 a.m. today ordered the White House to return CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House "hard pass" immediately. ...more
11/19/2018
/ CNN ,
Donald Trump ,
Due Process ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Freedom of the Press ,
Journalism ,
Journalists ,
News Stories ,
Public Interest ,
TRO ,
Trump Administration
In an opinion and order issued recently, a Nevada state court dismissed with prejudice a defamation claim brought by businessman Steve Wynn against the Associated Press (AP) and one of its reporters. ...more
8/27/2018
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Associated Press ,
Casinos ,
Defamation ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
First Amendment ,
First Impression ,
Free Speech ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
News Stories ,
Public Interest ,
Sexual Harassment