Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Faulk v. City of St. Louis.  The case arises from a 2018 lawsuit that former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Michael Faulk filed against the City of St. Louis after he was [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in CPI v. FOMB.  This lawsuit was brought by the Puerto Rico-based journalism nonprofit Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (“CPI”) against Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board (“Board”).  At issue is whether [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in Thurlow v. Nelson.  This brief responds to the Court’s invitation to file amicus briefs regarding the interpretation and application of Maine’s anti-SLAPP statute.  The Plaintiff in the underlying case argues that Maine’s anti-SLAPP statute violates [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the New York Appellate Division, First Department, in Gottwald v. Sebert (Dr. Luke v. Kesha) in support of Kesha’s motion for leave to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals.  Music producer Dr. Luke filed a defamation lawsuit against artist Kesha over several statements regarding Kesha’s [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in American Civil Liberties Union v. United States.  The brief supports a petition for a writ of certiorari in this case.  This case concerns the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court [...]

Participated with the Reporters Committee and 90 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, in response to news that the Department of Justice has launched investigations of the Minneapolis and Louisville Metro police departments.  The letter urges the Justice Dept. to make the treatment of the press [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the New Mexico Court of Appeals in The New Mexican v. Public Service Company of New Mexico & BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal, Inc.  This case concerns an attempt by utility companies to impose a prior restraint on The New Mexican [...]

Participated with the Reporters Committee and 31 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.  The letter requests public access to all papers, records, and documents from any and all disciplinary proceedings currently pending against Rudy Giuliani.  A number [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Michigan Supreme Court in AFT Michigan v. Project Veritas.  The case involves whether Michigan’s wiretapping statutes prohibit recording a conversation without the consent of all parties to the conversation.  The amicus brief urges the Michigan Supreme Court to adopt the [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in United States v. Moore-Bush.  The First Circuit recently granted rehearing en banc in the case – a drug prosecution matter – to reconsider whether 24/7 camera surveillance of a particular [...]