A documentary filmmaker is seeking access to records related to a juvenile care proceeding for Harmony Montgomery, who was ...

The bipartisan legislation would protect journalists and the public by providing a means to dismiss frivolous lawsuits in ...

With the 2024 election behind us, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is looking ahead to Donald Trump’s second term as president and how it will impact press freedom and the public’s ...

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice released the findings from its Inspector General investigation into the use of subpoenas and other legal authorities in leak investigations to obtain ...

From the Spring 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 46. From the Spring 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 46. Two state supreme courts recently struck down measures barring ...

Threatening journalists over their reporting is not a new concept, but the age of electronic media has brought a new… Threatening journalists over their reporting is not a new concept, but the age of ...

President Barack Obama’s recent assertion of executive privilege in the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious highlights the difficulty journalists can face when invocation of the ...

Short for strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPPs have become an all-too-common tool for intimidating and silencing criticism through expensive, baseless legal proceedings. Anti-SLAPP ...

From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers himself a journalist.… From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers ...

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...