Supreme Court won’t revive Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million lawsuit against CNN Dershowitz had accused the news network of making it look like he’d ‘lost his mind’ The Independent UK · Jun 29
Trump's Personal Defamation Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Prize Board Members May Continue So holds the Florida Court of Appeal, rejecting the members' claim that they aren't subject to personal jurisdiction in Florida. The majority doesn't discuss the substantive merits of the case. Reason · Feb 13, 2025
Part XI: Freedom of Speech An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Schenck v. United States (1919), Debs v. United States (1919), Gitlow v. People of the State of New York (1925), Abrams v. United States (1919), Stromberg v. California (1931), United States v. O’Brien (1968), Texas v. Johnson (1989), R.A.V. v. City of St.… Reason · Nov 18, 2024
Alabama Basketball Player's Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times Can Go Forward From today's decision by Judge Scott Googler (N.D. Ala.) in Spears v. New York Times Co. (for more on the earlier correction in the case, see here): On the night of January 14, 2023, Spears and his two high school friends, Dylan Serafini and Esai Morse, went to the popular… Reason · Dec 6, 2023
The Fox-Dominion Lawsuit Shows That Mike Lee Is Wrong About Defamation The 1964 Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan makes it more difficult for public figures to prove defamation—but as we saw this week, not impossible. Reason · Apr 19, 2023
First Amendment history hurts Fox News For the last few decades, various powerful American courts have reshaped how the First Amendment impacts our lives Salon · Apr 18, 2023
New York Times’ journalists stage historic strike as labor tensions mount across media NEW YORK — Taking a defiant stand, hundreds of New York Times journalists refused to work Thursday — the largest journalist-led labor action at the nation’s leading newspaper in more than 40 years. Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022
Ad Slowdown Spreads Beyond Tech to TV Networks, Publishers U.S. television networks and news publishers are feeling the effects of a slowdown in the advertising market, the latest indication that an ad-spending retrenchment previously flagged by giant technology companies is spreading. Bangkok Post · Aug 9, 2022
"Liar, Liar: False Statements and the Freedom of Speech" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI2LlLCtZFw I much enjoyed participating in this Federalist Society webinar, which has just been posted; here's the summary: What can the government do to counter "disinformation" or other statements that it believes to be false? The Supreme Court famously protected some false defamatory statements in New York Times Co. v.… Reason · Jul 27, 2022
New York Times Issues Twitter Mandate For Journalists New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) issued a Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) "reset" for its newsroom staffers, Insider reports quoting Executive Editor Dean Baquet's memo. Baquet made Twitter presence "purely optional" for Times journalists in response to concerns raised in the newsroom. "If you do choose to stay on, we encourage you to meaningfully reduce how much… Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022
Sarah Palin Loses Her Libel Lawsuit Against The New York Times: What You Need To Know A federal jury said Tuesday that former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against the New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) fell short. Benzinga · Feb 15, 2022
New York Times Tops Q4 Consensus; Raises Dividend, Plans Share Buyback New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 16.7% year-on-year, to $594.2 million, beating the consensus of $578.9 million. Subscription revenues increased 11.2% Y/Y to $351.2 million, and advertising revenues increased 26.9% Y/Y to $176.8 million. Compared with the Q4 of 2019, total revenues increased 16.9%, as subscription revenues increased… Benzinga · Feb 2, 2022
New York Times Acquires Wordle The New York Times Co said on Monday it had acquired Wordle, a website-only word game that has seen a recent burst in popularity, for an undisclosed price in the low seven figures. The acquisition will help the New York Times broaden its digital content as it tries to reach… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022