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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides protection from liability for Internet service providers for content posted by…

Two Wisconsin high school students were charged with criminal defamation after assembling and posting a nude photo collage of a…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) reached an unsettling conclusion last week when it allowed the…

Libel suits brought by judges are always a serious concern for journalists because of the deferential treatment judges are often…

Gov. David Paterson signed the Libel Terrorism Protection Act on Thursday, helping New York set the pace in protecting American…

South Dakota Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Caldwell ruled this week that a jury ought to decide a libel case between…

Rhode Island's Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation to update the state's open records law.

The Tennessee Senate today unanimously passed a new open records measure (SB 3280) If enacted, the bill would revamp the…

Two news executives this week sued Arizona officials over their controversial late-night arrests last year. Michael Lacey, the executive editor,…

Both houses of Hawaii's legislature yesterday passed a shield bill that would allow journalists to protect confidential sources and other…