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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in In re Petition for Order Directing Release of Records (Lepore v. United States).  The case arises from a petition by Jill Lepore, historian and staff writer for The New Yorker, seeking records from [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the New Jersey Supreme Court in Libertarians for Transparent Government v. Cumberland County.  This case concerns access to non-litigation settlement agreements between public employees and public agencies under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), an issue of first impression [...]

Participated in a letter of support (with the Reporters Committee and other media groups) filed with the Paris Court of Appeal in Bloomberg v. Autorité des Marchés Financiers.  This case arose when cybercriminals launched an attack on construction group Vinci by disseminating a forged press release, which Bloomberg and other targeted news organizations initially published.  [...]

Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals 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 tested positive [...]