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 Courthouse News Service, et al. v. Glessner.  The case concerns recent amendments to Maine’s Rules of Electronic Court Systems (“RECS”) that delay public access to newly filed civil complaints.  Courthouse News Service and other [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce v. Evers.  This case concerns the Wisconsin Department of Public Health’s plan to release the names of businesses employing at least 25 people where at least two employees have tested positive [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Tuggle v. United States.  This case from the Seventh Circuit involves the question of whether the government may engage in long-term, targeted camera surveillance of a home without the need to obtain a warrant or demonstrate individualized [...]

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 CoreCivic, Inc. v. Candide Group.  This appeal arises from a defamation suit brought by CoreCivic, a private prison company, against Morgan Simon, a senior contributor at Forbes who also runs [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department in VIP Pet Grooming Studio, Inc. v. Sproule.  Robert Sproule wrote one-star Yelp and Google reviews of VIP, alleging the studio was responsible for his dog’s death.  VIP sued Sproule and [...]

Participated in an amicus letter (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, the criminal case against Maxwell.  The letter opposes Maxwell’s request to seal the parties’ proposed juror questionnaire and proposed voir dire, a request [...]

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 Coleman v. Grand, a defamation case.  Plaintiff-Appellant Coleman, a prominent jazz musician, sued aspiring musician María Kim Grand in a U.S. district court concerning comments she made in a letter to friends and colleagues [...]

Participated in an amicus letter (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) sent to the mayor and acting city attorney of Medford, Ore., concerning the case City of Medford v. Ehrlich.  The letter challenges their prosecution of Jefferson Public Radio journalist April Ehrlich, who was arrested in September 2020 by Medford police officers while lawfully [...]

Participated in an amicus letter (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Supreme Court of Washington in Does 1-6 v. Seattle Police Department, et al.  The case concerns six Seattle police officers who attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. The Seattle Police Department opened misconduct [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in National Press Photographers Association v. McCraw, a First Amendment challenge to Texas’s drone regulations.  The brief highlights the uses of drones in journalism and argues that Chapter 423 of [...]