The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 33 - Framing the Narrative: Journalism's Influence on the Presumption of Innocence
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Holmes v. Winter
Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian on His Iranian Imprisonment
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AP Scandal Demonstrates Need for Federal Shield Law to Protect Reporters
Journalist Who Changed How SCOTUS Is Covered
Can Virginia Block Non-Residents from FOIA Requests? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments
The European Union's Directive 2024/1069 (the "Directive") aims to protect individuals and organizations engaged in public participation (such as NGOs, journalists and academics) from strategic lawsuits against public...more
Member countries abusing Red Notices to target reporters is a particularly heinous form of repression and political persecution. Today’s post will address specific instances of INTERPOL’s tools being used to silence or...more
On 12 September 2024, the long awaited statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy has been revealed in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (the Privacy Bill). Please see our previous...more
Google and Microsoft are spearheading the Coalition for Secure AI, focusing on supply chain security and mitigation strategies. Whether this attempt at self-regulation will ultimately succeed is unknown, as it overlaps with...more
Yesterday, July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania joins more than 30 states that have enacted anti-SLAPP laws, providing protection to journalists and media outlets from meritless claims....more
In this insightful episode, Pulitzer-nominated journalist Mark Di Ionno talks candidly about how the media can affect the court of public opinion for defendants facing criminal accusations. Throughout Mark’s 40+ years of...more
Editor's Note: In a historic and bold move, the U.S. government has implemented unprecedented sanctions against the Intellexa Consortium and its key figures for their roles in deploying spyware that jeopardizes privacy and...more
In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Zack Needles, Editor-in-Chief of Law.com, to discuss how legal journalism can prepare law firms for emerging trends that could have a major impact on the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court’s 2022 ruling on the constitutionality of Texas Chapter 423 law (i.e., the drone law) which restricts the actions of drones. Nat’l Press Photographers...more
Date: October 18, 2023 If you’re wondering how to grow your law firm, the key lies in promoting it effectively. To generate new leads and increase brand awareness, it’s essential to make your firm’s name stand out in the...more
Discovering unauthorized persons on your farm is a growing problem. Such unauthorized entry could include media news teams filming farm operations, environmental activists seeking to identify violations of various water...more
When growing your law firm’s website, you’ll often hear that one of the key factors for expansion lies in backlinking, one of the components of legal SEO and digital PR. But what is backlinking, and how do you go about it?...more
In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Terry Mutchler, Chair of Transparency Law and Public Data Practice at Obermayer, to discuss her trailblazing career helping clients navigate open records law....more
In the current digital age, having a strong online presence is essential for most businesses – including law firms. However, with stiff competition in the legal industry, it can be challenging to stand out from other firms....more
Building relationships with journalists and publications is a key aspect of the public relations (PR) industry. These relationships are crucial for any PR agency or professional, as it allows them to secure media placements...more
In my work for the Texas Association of Broadcasters, I had a ringside seat for some pitched battles to save landmark statutes protecting public access to government records and free speech against encroachment by bills that...more
On June 1, the FBI, the U.S. Department of State and the National Security Agency, together with the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) National Intelligence Service, National Police Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a...more
An estimated 30 million workers in the United States, roughly 18 percent of the American workforce, are subject to a noncompete agreement, according to the US Treasury Department and Federal Trade Commission. Noncompete...more
On March 11, 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature enacted the Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act (the “Act”), Senate Bill 121. The Act requires “public high schools, colleges, and universities [to] allow for...more
Summary - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a new rule sharply limiting government subpoenas that could unmask journalists’ sources....more
At the recent Leaders Week London conference, our team had the opportunity to meet with key professionals in the Sports industry and discuss some of the business challenges they are facing. Unsurprisingly, many of these...more
The UK Government has announced its readiness to introduce legislative reform aimed at countering the recent surge in a perceived form of tactical libel action, known in the press as “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public...more
A Texas court reaffirmed last month that truth is still a strong defense, at the summary judgment stage, to a defamation claim against a newspaper regarding a matter of public concern. In Gallaher v. Denton Media Company, the...more
When conducting public relations, there is a great deal of lingo shared among journalists and public relations experts. Here is what you need to know about media terminology. “On the record” or “for the record” mean that...more
Subscribe and listen to Proof in Trial here: https://proofintrial.lnk.to/series A journalist facing a jail sentence for protecting her sources; a Native American tribe fighting to reclaim their land; a software company...more