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 TABLE OF CONTENTS   The News Media & The Law Vol. 25, No. 3  

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The News Media & The Law

Summer 2001

Honoring Katharine Graham:
The Reporters Committee's Lifetime Achievement Award
May 22, 2001
New York City


In this issue:

  PREFERRED POSITION Katharine Graham: A lifetime of achievements

Cover Story
  COVER STORY Katharine Graham receives Lifetime Achievement Award
  Appreciation Her dedication to the First Amendment was unsurpassed

Libel & Privacy
  FEATURE Public concern outweighs privacy
  Guest Column Present from justices may signal end of party
  Sidebar Two other cases feel immediate effect of Bartnicki
(Boehner v. McDermott; Peavy v. WFAA)
  Newsgathering Tips A cautionary tale for newsrooms
  SOUTH CAROLINA Defeated candidate wins speech case against incumbent
(George v. Fabri)
  Idaho Court rejects absolute fair report privilege
(Uranga v. Federated Publications, Inc.)
  Montana CNN settles case with ranchers
(Cable News Network, Inc. v. Berger)
  ALABAMA Antiquated libel statute declared unconstitutional
(Ivey v. Alabama)
  ROUNDUP Intellectual property or art? Judges called to decide
  FLORIDA '60 Minutes' must answer to revived invasion of privacy claim for segment on domestic violence
(Heekin v. CBS)
  NEW JERSEY Appeals court affirms right to anonymity online
(Dendrite v. John Does)

  HOTLINE From the Hotline

Confidentiality
  Texas Author jailed for refusing to turn over notes
(In re Grand Jury Subpoena)
  GEORGIA Outrage claim against newspaper cannot stand
(Crawl v. Cox Enterprises)
  California Reporter gets caught up in ‘Survivor’ litigation with CBS
(SEG v. Stillman)

Broadcasting & Copyright
  FEATURE Justices tell publishers to pay up
(Tasini v. New York Times Co.)
  Eleventh Circuit 'Wind Done Gone' author seeks right to parody classic
(Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin)
  Texas Broadcasters improvise to cover young Bush hearing
  SECOND CIRCUIT Digital copyright law hacks away at First Amendment rights
(Universal City Studios Inc. v. Corley)
  SIDEBAR Competition to find flaws in encryption code prompts lawsuit for clarification on liability
  Roundup Breakthroughs for cameras in courtrooms in last two states

Freedom of Information
  FEATURE Date with disclosure
  FLORIDA Widow’s testimony wins over judge on Earnhardt photos
(Earnhardt v. Volusia County, Office of the Medical Examiner; Orlando Sentinel Communications v. Perper)
  MARYLAND Attorney destroys madam’s ‘black book’ despite request
(Miller v. City of Frederick; City of Frederick v. Potter)
  ANALYSIS Giving away the store: State court adopts controversial business exemption precedent
(The Providence Journal Company v. Convention Center Authority)
  Virginia Elected prosecutor not a 'public body' under records law
(Connell v. Kersey)
  Roundup Klamath confluence: Laws mix when tribes involved
  South Carolina Ad hoc or not, panel of city employees is a public body
(Quality Towing, Inc. v. City of Myrtle Beach)
  West Virginia Police misconduct files held off limits to civil litigant; release would violate officer’s privacy
(Manns v. City of Charleston)
  WASHINGTON, D.C. Courts will take new look at expedited review decisions
(Al-Fayed v. CIA)

Prior Restraints & Secret Courts
  ANALYSIS No chance to object
  ANALYSIS Trying to shed light on cases, judges get slapped for speaking to media
  OKLAHOMA Newspaper’s quest for juvenile records changes state access law
(World Publishing Co. v. White)
  CALIFORNIA Prompted by Firestone scandal, bill would require disclosure of many settlement agreements, some discovery material

Newsgathering
  FEATURE Reporters on superhighway meet roadblocks
  SIDEBAR Online sports journalists strike out
  Roundup Politicians, police and a principal torment reporters

Legislative Update
  ROUNDUP State-by-State Legislative Update

  Open & Shut Open & Shut