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 ...

We may have finally found a way to force agencies to stop preventing employees from speaking with the news media. This column was originally published in the November 2024 issue of The Tennessee Press ...

From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 7. By Caitlin Dickson The idea that… From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 7. The idea that confidentiality is key ...

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 ...

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 Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 18. There are two broad types of… From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 18. There are two broad types of laws that ...

In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be instantly distributed across the Internet’s many blogs and… In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be ...