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New York court adopts standard for defamation by implication
A New York appellate court unanimously upheld a decision protecting a writer of Barron’s, a financial publication run by Dow…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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D.C. high court allows immediate appeal of denial of anti-SLAPP motion
The District of Columbia's high court ruled Thursday that denials of anti-SLAPP motions to quash are immediately appealable, reversing a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Calif. Supreme Court rules names of officers involved in on-duty shootings are public record
The Supreme Court of California this week upheld a lower court ruling requiring a police department to release the names…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Cherokee Nation council considers changes to FOI law
The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Florida Supreme Court rules to close out public, media in redistricting case hearings
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday to allow third-party records and email to be admitted as evidence in a…Categorized in Court access -
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Supreme Court: Secret Service immune from Bush protesters' suit
The Supreme Court unanimously held Tuesday that Secret Service officials could not be sued by protesters who alleged a First…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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First Circuit upholds right to record traffic stops
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston (1st Cir.) recognized last week a First Amendment right to video record a…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Supreme Court won't hear Holmes appeal over Fox News reporter subpoena in Aurora theater shooting
The Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal of a New York ruling that said Fox News reporter Jana…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Remarks: Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.
Thank you Don. I am very grateful for your friendship, which has now extended over decades. You’ve been a mentor… -
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Remarks: Carol Rosenberg
We went to Guantanamo because my editor decided that if the Bush administration was creating a prison out of reach…