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 [...]
Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Turner v. U.S. Agency for Global Media. Five suspended senior executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) sued the agency and senior leadership, alleging numerous violations of the [...]
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 Blankenship v. Blakeman. This appeal arises from a defamation action brought by failed senatorial candidate Don Blankenship against Fox News contributor Bradley Blakeman. Blankenship alleged that an incorrect statement by [...]
Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District in Ukraine Relief v. Gurzhiy. This is a defamation action arising from an article published on The Slavic Sacramento about the misuse of humanitarian aid donations intended for Ukrainians. The defendant, Gurzhiy, is the [...]
Participated with the Reporters Committee and 49 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. The letter asks the Supreme Court to continue providing live audio access for the Court’s oral arguments and opinion announcements for the upcoming term as the Court is still [...]
Participated with the Reporters Committee and 63 other media organizations and outlets in a letter to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva urging the Sheriff’s Department to take immediate steps to prevent another incident like the arrest of Josie Huang, a reporter for KPCC, an NPR member station owned and operated by Southern California [...]
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 BH Media Group, Inc. v. Clarke. The Richmond Times-Dispatch and three other news outlets brought suit against the Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections (“VDOC”), contending that VDOC violated [...]