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Anti-SLAPP statute does not protect Calif. lawyer from malicious prosecution claim
A California appeals court ruled Friday that a malicious prosecution lawsuit against a Los Angeles-based attorney may proceed, reversing a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Federal court grants media organizations full access to Idaho execution
The media will be able to view the full execution of an Idaho death row inmate scheduled to be put…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media organizations request full access to Idaho execution in federal court
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Thursday in The Associated Press and 16 other media organizations’ request for full…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Court rules school board members' e-mail did not violate meetings laws
E-mail correspondence among school board members prior to the controversial closing of a public elementary school did not constitute secret…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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New Jersey judge rejects blogger's newest assertion of statutory privilege
A New Jersey judge ruled once again that a blogger is not protected under the state's shield law, rejecting her…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media object to proposed Department of Labor press controls in Congressional hearing
News media executives and free press advocates expressed concern today at a House congressional committee regarding the U.S. Department of…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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New York high court issues mixed ruling over access to names of informants in decades-old Communist probe
The names of informants who were promised confidentiality by the government during the New York City Board of Education’s “Anti-Communist…Categorized in Freedom of information