Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in In re Juror Questionnaires in United States v. Stone.  The case involves a motion filed by a social media activist seeking access to the juror questionnaires in the Roger [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Tah v. Global Witness Publishing, Inc.  The case raises the issue of whether the D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act applies in federal court.  The case concerns a defamation action brought by [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico in The New Mexican v. Public Service Co. of New Mexico and BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal, Inc. (“PNM” and “BHP”).  The case involves a prior restraint to prohibit The [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sitting en banc in Rojas v. FAA.  This case concerns a FOIA request made to the FAA by Rojas, an unsuccessful job applicant, for records from a consulting firm related to [...]

Participated in a letter (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) sent to the Supreme Court of California regarding the case Becerra v. Superior Court.  The letter urges the court to depublish Part D of the California Court of Appeal’s decision in this case because it is contrary to the legislature’s purpose and [...]

Participated in a letter (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) sent to Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit regarding the case United States v. Madoff.  The letter asks that the court make available to the public any letters or communications from victims submitted in conjunction [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in La Liberte v. Reid.  In this case, Roslyn La Liberte appeals the trial court’s dismissal of a defamation action she brought against journalist Joy Reid.  The amicus brief focuses solely [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Indiana Court of Appeals in Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie.  The appeal concerns an Indiana Access to Public Records Act request by Ms. Aishah Hasnie, a TV reporter at the time of her request, to Carroll County E911 for the [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Parekh v. CBS, a case concerning the applicability of the Florida anti-SLAPP statute’s fee-shifting provision in federal court.  The district court granted CBS’s motion to dismiss Parekh’s defamation action and [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the California Court of Appeal Fourth Appellate District in M.G. v. Hestrin.  This case concerns a retired California Highway Patrol officer who was the target of a wiretap in Riverside County in 2015.  He sought access to the wiretap materials [...]