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Judge dismisses defamation suit against Kansas City Star

July 11, 2019

On July 2, 2019, a Kansas district judge threw out a defamation suit against The Kansas City Star brought by Kansas Sen. Majority Leader Jim Denning, which The Star had argued violated its First Amendment rights as a publisher.According to news reports, Denning and his lawyer failed to prove the “actual malice” threshold required for defamation set out by the Supreme Court in its landmark 1960 free speech case New York Times vs. Sullivan. Kansas also has an additional state …

New York County Supreme Court judge quashes subpoena for HBO documentary outtakes

June 7, 2019

New York County Supreme Court Judge Carol Edmead quashed a subpoena for outtakes from the HBO documentary “Rock and a …

Student journalist subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of dispute between university, foundation

June 11, 2019

Student journalist Euirim Choi was served a subpoena on May 22, 2019, in connection with a lawsuit between The Thomas …

Student newspaper subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of $100 million dispute

June 11, 2019

The Chicago Maroon, the University of Chicago’s student newspaper, was served a subpoena on May 17, 2019, in connection with …

Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

June 6, 2019

A Pennsylvania judge denied a request by Range Resources Appalachia LLC on May 3, 2019, to subpoena and depose two …

Harvard Crimson reporter subpoenaed for reporting materials, testimony in defamation suit

June 21, 2019

A reporter and multimedia editor for The Harvard Crimson, the university’s daily paper, was issued a subpoena on April 10, …

California Congressman Devin Nunes files defamation suit against newspaper for its coverage

April 17, 2019

California Representative Devin Nunes is targeting The McClatchy Company, which owns The Fresno Bee, in a $150 million defamation lawsuit, …

Nevada judge orders online journalist to reveal sources, says not protected by shield law

March 23, 2019

A Nevada state court judge issued an order on March 4 to compel an online journalist to reveal his confidential …

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Journalists affected	45
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