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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The News Media & The Law
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Vol. 26, No. 3
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The News Media & The Law
Summer 2002
Contempt: Are the recent cases of journalists being held in contempt for their reporting warning signs of things to come?
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In this issue:
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 Cover Story |
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COVER STORY
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Colliding with contempt
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NEW JERSEY
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Judge fines reporters despite unlawful prior restraint
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KENTUCKY
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Mountain Citizen staff wins right to publish as it fights contempt
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WASHINGTON
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Cantankerous journalist’s tribulation questions limits of online free speech
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Confidentiality |
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THE HAGUE
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U.N. war tribunal’s ruling leaves reporters vulnerable to subpoenas
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SIDEBAR
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Judge orders CNN free-lancer to testify at Lindh hearing
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UTAH
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Reporters in Utah feel lack of shield law
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MINNESOTA
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Reporter wins appeal of order to reveal sources
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CALIFORNIA
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L.A. district attorney shuts down newsroom for 3-hour search for advertisement receipt
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UPDATE
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$100-a-minute fine against reporters ruled excessive
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Newsgathering |
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ROUNDUP
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Lifting the religious veil
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SIDEBAR
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Blaming the messenger?
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ROUNDUP
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Authorities stifle news media efforts to cover bridge collapse, prisons, hostage standoff
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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White House, Pentagon attack war-time leaks to press
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Broadcasting & Copyright |
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ROUNDUP
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City leaders battle broadcasters over regulation of public access
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ROUNDUP
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Several states press for new examination of benefits, drawbacks of cameras in courts
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Congress, Ashcroft continue on their quests to craft First Amendment-friendly laws limiting online porn
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INTERNET
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Courts ponder legality of 'deep-linking'
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Campaign reforms threaten broadcasters' rights
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Freedom of Information |
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SIXTH CIRCUIT
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Education officials stop Ohio universities from releasing student disciplinary records
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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Justices: FERPA does not give student right to sue
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WISCONSIN
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Court opens university admission records for review
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FEATURE
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Privacy fears over identity theft leave access to SSN’s in question
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SIDEBAR
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State efforts, court rulings against disclosure of SSN’s
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UPDATE
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Lawsuit over Reagan papers survives amid records release
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NEW JERSEY
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Government crafts new INS rule to skirt disclosure of information about detainees
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SIDEBAR
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Detainee request redacted
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NINTH CIRCUIT
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California attorney persists in effort to force disclosure of Foster suicide photographs
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NEW YORK
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Subpoenas served on agencies not exempt from disclosure
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WISCONSIN
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Court determines public interest in report on teacher misconduct requires its release
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Prior Restraints & Secret Courts |
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ROUNDUP
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The New Name Game
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Government urges CBS, Web site host to refrain from airing Pearl murder video
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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Judge opens access to terrorism proceedings, but U.S. Supreme Court issues stay of order
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Proposed INS rule would seal files, close immigration courts
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Libel & Privacy |
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ROUNDUP
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Courts deem actual malice key to deciding false light claims against news media
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KANSAS
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Jury delivers rare criminal libel conviction
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ROUNDUP
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Virginia Supreme Court upholds award of $2 million to doctor in ‘Dirty Doc’ case
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TEXAS
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Parody ruling threatens political commentary, attorney says
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NEW YORK
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Court extends print rules to Web in libel case
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EDITORIAL
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Lamenting season of prior restraints
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HOTLINE
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From the hotline
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Legislative Update |
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ROUNDUP
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State-by-state legislative update
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CITES
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Sources & Citations
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OPEN & SHUT
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Open & Shut
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