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Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law, Administrative Law, Communications Law
In an action involving the FCC's modified indecency enforcement regime to regulate "fleeting expletives," as applied to three incidents, two...

Broadcast Music, Inc. v. DMX, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law, Remedies
In a consolidated case involving two petitions requesting the court to set a "reasonable" rate pursuant to antitrust consent decrees, after music...

The Associated Press v. Otter

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Media Law
In an action by media companies against the state of Idaho for failure to bring its public execution procedure into compliance with the law, the...

In the Matter of Harbatkin v. New York City Dept. of Records and Information Servs.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Media Law
In an action seeking disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) of unredacted transcripts of interviews conducted by the New York City...

Schechner v. KPIX-TV

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In an action by two TV news reporters alleging that their employer discriminated against them on the basis of age, in violation of the California Fair...

Marsh v. County of San Diego

Media Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a mother's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against a retired police officer and his county employer, alleging that the officer's copying and...

ASCAP v. MobiTV, Inc.

Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In a dispute over the royalty owed for a blanket public performance license for music in the ASCAP repertory that was embodied in television and radio...

Asociacion de Periodistas de Puerto Rico v. Mueller

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Media Law
In a suit by several journalists against FBI agents, who the journalists alleged used excessive force against them during the execution of a search...

TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, L.L.P. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Media Law
In a case in which a sports programming network alleged that a cable television operator engaged in unlawful discrimination in violation of section...

City of Omaha Civilian Employees’ Retirement. System. v. CBS Corp.

Media Law, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In a securities fraud suit alleging that the defendants' statements about a company's goodwill and its general financial condition were knowingly or...