New guide for obtaining non-profit status for journalism enterprises
The Citizen Media Law Project found that in applying for non-profit status, journalism companies did not always understand how the Internal Revenue Service made their decisions and as a result suffered...
View ArticleElectronic Frontier Foundation provides support for bloggers seeking access...
Stating that “people who do journalism are journalists,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation is fighting efforts of government bodies to deny local bloggers, sometimes called “hyperlocals,” the rights...
View ArticleOpinion: Pitfalls ahead for newspapers going online
Newspapers have traditionally provided vital public service as watchdogs of government agencies, but as advertising dollars disappear, they are curtailing print and going online. They can still provide...
View ArticleNews Corp could face some 500 claims in phone-hacking scandal
Lawyers in a British court said that there could be as many as 500 civil claims over illegal phone hacking by reporters for the now defunct News of the World tabloid owned by News Corp. One hundred and...
View ArticleNew York court rules falsely calling someone ‘gay’ no longer defamatory
A New York appeals court decided that a upper New York state man could not sue for defamation after someone called him gay. The court argued that the history of legal precedents on the act was based on...
View ArticleFree speech: Federal appeals court rules man can pursue suit over firing from...
A former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo fired from his job at the Library of Congress for criticizing the Obama administration in op-ed pieces in major newspapers can pursue his case against the...
View ArticleUtah gang member exhausts legal options in contesting of freedom of...
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of an Ogden, Utah gang member who sought to overturn an injunction forbidding members of his gang from associating with each other. -db From The Salt...
View ArticleDefamation: California appeals court sides with teacher on ‘prostitute’...
A California teacher won a round in court when a state appeals court ruled that when she compared her gum-chewing student to a prostitute chewing gum, it was not a statement of objective fact and...
View ArticleFederal judge locks down enforcement of ban on doctors discussing gun dangers...
A federal judge ruled for doctors who claimed that a Florida law forbidding them from discussing guns with patients violated their free speech rights. The judge said the law was vague, failing to give...
View ArticleCalifornia appeals court upholds juvenile judge in barring juvenile from gang...
A California minor lost a round in court in his attempts to challenge a juvenile court judge’s ruling that prohibited him from associating with gang members or possessing gang clothing, tattoos or...
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