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Tribune Pub. Co. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
Petitioner-Employer's petition for review of an NLRB decision that Petitioner violated the NLRA by discontinuing the use of Petitioner's...

FCC v. Fox Tel. Stations, Inc.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In an appeal from an FCC order finding language used on a television broadcast indecent in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1464, the Court of Appeals'...

In re Sony BMG Entm't

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In an action related to a copyright infringement trial, petition challenging an order permitting gavel-to-gavel webcasting of a hearing in a civil...

Henry v. Lake Charles Am. Press LLC

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation action concerning alleged defects in engines sold by Plaintiff, the denial of Defendant's motion, under Louisiana law, to require...

Cedar Rapids Television Co. v. MCC Iowa LLC

Communications Law, Contracts, Media Law
In a case concerning the determination of relationship status between KCRG and Mediacom based upon the parties' communications, the district court's...

Levesque v. Doocy

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation action against the Fox News Network, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where plaintiff did...

Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Globe Newspaper Co., Inc.

Insurance Law, Media Law
In a dispute between an insurer and insured-newspapers, which were involved with libel claims, over whether insurance coverage is barred by the "known...

Anschutz Entm't Group v. Snepp

Remedies, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a slander action stemming from a news report, trial court's denial of defendant's first special motion to strike is affirmed and denial of second...

Maldonado v. Kempton

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law, Transportation
In a First Amendment challenge to a restriction on the use of billboards for offsite advertising, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where...

Amnesty Int'l., USA v. Battle

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Media Law
In an action alleging violation of Plaintiff's First Amendment rights by police during a protest rally, dismissal of Plaintiff's claims is reversed,...