Yesterday, July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania joins more than 30 states that have enacted anti-SLAPP laws, providing protection to journalists and media outlets from meritless claims....more
In the age of instant social media, there is a tendency to immediately threaten or actually initiate litigation to stop activities deemed as limiting political activity. Many states have what are called anti-SLAPP...more
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman struck down a Texas drone law (one of the most restrictive in the U.S.), for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and the press. While there have been other cases...more
On Jan. 4, 2022, a trial that has gripped white-collar crime lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic – that of Elizabeth Holmes – concluded. Following a 15-week trial, jurors in the state of California returned guilty verdicts...more
Many students are generally familiar with the First Amendment of the Constitution, but they often overlook that it only confers the right “to petition the Government for a redress of such grievances.” As a result, only...more
In response to a resolution passed by the Oyster Bay Town Board on October 6, 2020, that purports to create rules of decorum at Town Board meetings and seeks to prohibit inappropriate behavior during board meetings, a Town...more
The U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, most recently fueled by U.S. concerns over China’s assertion of increasing authority over Hong Kong. The U.S. and Chinese governments have exchanged jabs through the use of...more
A new European Foreign Direct Investment regulation harmonizing investment controls came into force . In response to increased foreign direct investments (FDI) into European technology assets and an increased call for the...more
A district court in Boulder, Colorado, recently applied Colorado's Press Shield Law to a subpoena for a reporter to testify at trial—even though the party issuing the subpoena only wanted to question the witness about...more
In the last few weeks, reporters have found themselves on the business end of the news cycle in unusual ways. CNN’s Jim Acosta famously lost his White House credentials after they were suspended following a press briefing,...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
Jackson Walker lawyers around Texas will be assisting the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in advising journalists on issues they may face at polling places on November 6, 2018. Journalists could face an array of...more
It’s no secret that President Trump’s relationship with the press during his administration has been rocky, at best. In a July 3rd tweet, the president alleged that the “Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous...more
Here’s a quiz for you. Match the President to the quote: “He uses tweets to go directly to the public while bypassing journalists.” “[The President] directed [name] to make speeches attacking newspapers and the...more
For many of us, gone are the days of reading the morning newspaper over a cup of coffee. Instead, the majority of U.S. adults now obtain their news via social media. We’ve grown accustomed to having information at our...more