The News Media and The Law, Summer 2002

Editorial

 

Lamenting season of prior restraints

Cover Story

 

Colliding with contempt

 

 

Judge fines reporters despite unlawful prior restraint

 

Mountain Citizen staff wins right to publish as it fights contempt

 

Cantankerous journalist's tribulation questions limits of online free speech

Reporter's Privilege

 

U.N. war tribunal's ruling leaves reporters vulnerable to subpoenas

 

Judge orders CNN free-lancer to testify at Lindh hearing

 

Reporters in Utah feel lack of shield law

 

Reporter wins appeal of order to reveal sources

 

L.A. district attorney shuts down newsroom for 3-hour search for advertisement receipt

 

$100-a-minute fine against reporters ruled excessive

Newsgathering

 

Lifting the religious veil

 

Blaming the messenger?

 

Authorities stifle news media efforts to cover bridge collapse, prisons, hostage standoff

 

White House, Pentagon attack war-time leaks to press

 

 

From the hotline

Content Regulation

 

City leaders battle broadcasters over regulation of public access

 

Several states press for new examination of benefits, drawbacks of cameras in courts

 

Congress, Ashcroft continue on their quests to craft First Amendment-friendly laws limiting online porn

 

Courts ponder legality of 'deep-linking'

 

Campaign reforms threaten broadcasters' rights

Freedom of Information

 

Education officials stop Ohio universities from releasing student disciplinary records

 

Justices

 

Court opens university admission records for review

 

Privacy fears over identity theft leave access to SSN's in question

 

State efforts, court rulings against disclosure of SSN's

 

Lawsuit over Reagan papers survives amid records release

 

Detainee request redacted

 

Government crafts new INS rule to skirt disclosure of information about detainees

 

California attorney persists in effort to force disclosure of Foster suicide photographs

 

Subpoenas served on agencies not exempt from disclosure

 

Court determines public interest in report on teacher misconduct requires its release

Secret Courts

 

The New Name Game

 

Government urges CBS, Web site host to refrain from airing Pearl murder video

 

Judge opens access to terrorism proceedings, but U.S. Supreme Court issues stay of order

 

Proposed INS rule would seal files, close immigration courts

Libel

 

Courts deem actual malice key to deciding false light claims against news media

 

Jury delivers rare criminal libel conviction

 

Virginia Supreme Court upholds award of $2 million to doctor in 'Dirty Doc' case

 

Parody ruling threatens political commentary, attorney says

 

Court extends print rules to Web in libel case

 

 

State-by-state legislative update

 

Sources & Citations

 

Open & Shut