Prognosis for media freedom, journalist safety ‘grim’ without concrete action – UN Special Rapporteur
It is time to translate commitment to ensuring media freedom and journalists’ safety into “concrete action backed by political will”. This is
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Prognosis for media freedom, journalist safety ‘grim’ without concrete action – UN Special Rapporteur
It is time to translate commitment to ensuring media freedom and journalists’ safety into “concrete action backed by political will”. This is
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Murder of journalists is avoidable, says EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova
The murder of journalists is avoidable, Vera Jourova, the Vice President of the EU Commission and Commissioner for Values and Transparency said on
‘Daphne’s law’ – historic anti-SLAPP bill close to becoming reality
The EU Commission has officially presented its historic anti-SLAPP directive and recommendation package, a set of laws and proposals which will
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Yorgen Fenech indictment ‘result of painful battle, no guarantee of justice’ – Council of Europe report
Persistent delays and administrative obstacles to the judicial process in the ongoing investigation on the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana
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Yorgen Fenech indictment ‘result of painful battle, no guarantee of justice’ – Council of Europe report
Persistent delays and administrative obstacles to the judicial process in the ongoing investigation on the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana
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NY Times Uses Anti-SLAPP Law To Sue Guy Who SLAPPed It
In early 2020, Peter Brimelow, the founder of the incredibly sketchy site VDARE, sued the NY Times for calling him an “open white nationalist”
New Study Shows Section 230 Protects Small Companies Much More Than Big Ones
We’ve tried to make this point many times before. A few months back I wrote a detailed post in response to a famed economist who kept insisting
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Cops Who Sued Journalist For Reporting On Their Poor Handling Of A Rape Case Lose Their Defamation Lawsuit
As Omar (RIP, Michael K. Williams) pointed out, using only his whistling and his sawed-off shotgun, “If you come at the king, you’d best not
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Devin Nunes Loses Appeal Of SLAPP Suit Against Liz Mair
By now you surely know that former Congressman and current satirical cow censor Devin Nunes has become quite well known for his series of SLAPP suits
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Government proposals ‘more concerned with regulating, than enabling media’
The government’s press freedom proposals have “a long way to go,” Article19’s Head of Europe and Asia team Sarah Clarke told members of a
Anti-SLAPP conference: governments must protect media freedom
It is vital that governments protect media freedom, the rule of law, and democracy through protecting journalists from Strategic Lawsuits Against
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Maxime Bernier Sued Someone For Calling Him ‘Racist’. The Judge Just Tossed His Case Out of Court.
Maxime Bernier, leader of the far-right People’s Party of Canada, has lost a lawsuit he launched against someone for calling him a “racist”
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Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: a SLAPP in the face for free speech. What are SLAPPs? – Peter Coe
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) is a type of litigation (or threat of litigation) that are used, as the name suggests,
September 2021 California Employment Law Notes
We invite you to review our newly-posted September 2021 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant