Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear an important case involving Virginia's public records law . The case, McBurney v. Young , involves a challenge to a provision of the state law that says that "public records shall be open to...(read more)
Beware the Clumsy Retraction
A recent Idaho state court opinion ordering an Idaho newspaper to unmask the identity of an anonymous commenter on the newspaper's website demonstrates, among other things, the pitfalls that come with a clumsily worded retraction. The case, Jacobson...(read more)
Court Rules in UNC Football Public Records Dispute
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Howard Manning recently ruled on the scope of protection for documents related to the highly-publicized investigation of irregularities in the University of North Carolina football program. The Court held that the...(read more)
Second Circuit Rules against Internet Streaming Service
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of broadcasters and content owners against the streaming service ivi , which previously captured and retransmitted broadcast programming over the Internet. The Second Circuit...(read more)
Supreme Court Review: What the Court's Indecency Decision Means for Broadcasters
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court released during the last week of its 2011 term its long-awaited opinion in the broadcast indecency cases FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. and FCC v. ABC, Inc. This decision represents an important...(read more)
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Political and Issue Advertisements by Public Broadcasters
Last week, a federal court based in California issued a surprising and sure to be controversial decision finding the Communication Act’s ban on the airing of political and issue advertisements by public broadcasters to be a violation of their First...(read more)
CNN Must Defend Lawsuit over Online Captioning
A California court recently ruled that a lawsuit in which a group representing deaf citizens contended that CNN must provide captioning for videos uploaded to its website may proceed. The group, The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, brought...(read more)
Primary Lineup Set in North Carolina
The primary election in North Carolina is Tuesday, May 8, 2012, with a second primary (if needed) being either June 26 or July 17The second primary will be June 26 if no second primary is needed for U.S. Representative races and it will be July 17...(read more)