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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Media Law
Denial of attorney's fees for plaintiff after it obtained two court orders under the Freedom of Information Act directing the government to release...

Boylan v. Tribune Co.

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law, Securities Law
In consolidated securities and ERISA class actions arising out of fraud at two of defendant's subsidiary publications, dismissal of both suits is...

In the Matter of Disney Enters., Inc. v. Tax Appeals Tribunal of the State of New York

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law, Tax Law
In an action challenging the validity, under federal law, of New York's franchise tax apportionment formula, a finding that Disney's business...

Damon v. Moore

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation suit against Michael Moore for non-consensual use of an interview conducted for NBC Nightly News in Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11"...

Steinbuch v. Cutler

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In an action brought by former counsel for a senator against defendant and several corporate entities for invasion of privacy and intentional...

In re: Copley Press, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Media Law
In proceedings involving the unsealing of documents relating to individuals who ran a drug cartel in Mexico, an order unsealing the transcript of a...

Chambers v. Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In an action brought by a former chief of the United States Park Police arising from her removal based on charges of misconduct, a judgment sustaining...

Naser Jewelers, Inc. v. City of Concord

Constitutional Law, Media Law
Denial of a preliminary injunction to prohibit the enforcement of a municipal ban on signs which display electronically changeable messages is...

Hammer v. Ashcroft

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a prisoner suit alleging that prison officials violated plaintiff's First Amendment and equal protection rights by implementing and enforcing a...

Fichman v. Media Ctr.

Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action against a nonprofit organization raising claims under the Age discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities...