Holding that search warrants issued under the Stored Communications Act are subject to a "common law presumption of access," the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has unsealed five search...more
5/23/2019
/ Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
FBI ,
First Amendment ,
Michael Cohen ,
News Stories ,
Public Access Laws ,
Publishers ,
Redacted Documents ,
Sealed Records ,
Search Warrant ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly in an oral ruling at 10 a.m. today ordered the White House to return CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House "hard pass" immediately. ...more
11/19/2018
/ CNN ,
Donald Trump ,
Due Process ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Freedom of the Press ,
Journalism ,
Journalists ,
News Stories ,
Public Interest ,
TRO ,
Trump Administration
In an opinion and order issued recently, a Nevada state court dismissed with prejudice a defamation claim brought by businessman Steve Wynn against the Associated Press (AP) and one of its reporters. ...more
8/27/2018
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Associated Press ,
Casinos ,
Defamation ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
First Amendment ,
First Impression ,
Free Speech ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
News Stories ,
Public Interest ,
Sexual Harassment
A West Virginia federal court has rejected defamation claims arising from two Peabody Award-winning CBS Evening News reports about the opioid epidemic....more
8/24/2018
/ CBS ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Defamation ,
False Light ,
Healthcare ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Negligence ,
News Stories ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Public Interest ,
Punitive Damages ,
Substance Abuse ,
Summary Judgment ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Television Shows ,
Tortious Interference