Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Soderberg v. Carrion.  This case concerns the Maryland Code of Criminal Procedure’s “Broadcast Ban,” which prohibits recording or broadcasting proceedings in a trial court or before a grand jury.     The plaintiffs [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in CNN v. FBI.  The case stems from CNN’s FOIA request to the FBI for the Comey memos.  It concerns access to a sealed declaration the FBI submitted in the [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division in Gottwald v. Sebert.  The case involves a defamation lawsuit brought by music producer Dr. Luke against artist Kesha over statements made by Kesha and others in her employ about Kesha’s allegations that [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio in Welsh-Huggins v. Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.  This case concerns a request by an AP reporter for surveillance camera footage of a shooting targeting a judge outside an Ohio courthouse.  A special master of [...]

Participated in a letter (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) sent to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.  The letter recommends that Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure be amended to make clear that district courts may exercise their inherent supervisory [...]

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 [...]