Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the European Court of Human Rights in Biancardi v. Italy.  The case involves the “right to be forgotten,” which gives users the ability to request that search engines de-list or de-index search results on the basis of a person’s name.  [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Delaware Supreme Court in Perlman v. Vox Media, Inc.  The case arises from a defamation action that Perlman and two of his companies filed against Vox Media after publication of two online articles in 2012 and a third article [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Index Newspapers v. U.S. Marshals Service.  The case involves an appeal by the Department of Homeland Security to overturn a district court’s injunction prohibiting the use of dispersal orders against [...]

Participated in an amicus brief in support of a petition for rehearing en banc (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia Bail Fund v. Arraignment Court Magistrate Judges.  The case involves the constitutionality of certain Pennsylvania court rules that prohibit groups [...]

Participated with the Reporters Committee and 22 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to the New York City mayor and law enforcement officials concerning the arrest of Chae Kihn, an independent photographer who was tackled by multiple NYPD officers, arrested, and charged with obstructing traffic in the lawful course of her reporting.  [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Circuit Court of Waukesha County, Wisc., in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce v. Evers.  This case concerns the Wisconsin Department of Public Health’s plan to release the names of businesses where at least two employees had tested positive for COVID-19.  [...]

Participated with the Reporters Committee and 25 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to the Graham (N.C.) Police Department and Alamance County District Attorney’s Office urging that charges against reporter Tomas Murawski be dropped.  Murawski was covering a demonstration for the Alamance News when he was forcibly arrested by Graham police officers [...]

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 Uniformed Fire Officers Association v. De Blasio.  This case concerns increased access to the disciplinary records of New York City law enforcement officers following repeal of a statutory provision.  The [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Superior Court Law Division in Ocean County, New Jersey, in Schwab v. Klein.  This case arises from a defamation action against several defendants, including Klein, brought by a local businessman and business based on posts on the websites jleaks and [...]

Participated with the Reporters Committee and 36 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding a proposed DHS rule that would limit the visa term for “I” visas, a special category exclusive to foreign journalists at news organizations with home offices overseas.  The proposed rule would require [...]