Russian Newspapers Show Solidarity With Detained Journalist
In a show of rare solidarity, Russia’s three major newspapers on Monday put out nearly identical front pages to support a detained journalist.
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News Media Protest Florida Cabinet Meeting in Jerusalem
The Miami Herald and others sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet on Tuesday, claiming their planned meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday will violate the open-meetings provision of the state’s Sunshine Law.
Read moreTrump-Tied Promoter Claims Libel in Spa Prostitution Report
A former promoter of galas held at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club filed a libel lawsuit Monday against the Miami Herald over a story that she claims falsely portrays her as the one-time head of a day spa prostitution ring.
Read moreNewspaper Argues for Release of Data in Opioid Case
The Washington Post argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday for the release of drug distribution data provided by the federal government in a multidistrict litigation against the manufacturers, distributors and retailers of prescription opioid medications.
Read moreJustices Urged to Bolster Public-Records Limit on Business Data
Seeking to block the release of food stamps data under the Freedom of Information Act, an attorney for the federal government urged the Supreme Court on Monday to tighten an exemption that keeps secret some types of business and financial information.
Read moreArt Dealer Can’t Sue Over Stigma From ISIS Report
After the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Prominent Art Family Entangled in ISIS Antiquities-Looting Investigations,” the business of two brothers and long-time dealers took a predictable nosedive.
Read morePanel Signals Epstein Files Likely to See Sunlight
The Second Circuit appeared inclined Wednesday to unseal an enormous tranche of documents that would shed light on the case of wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose plea deal a federal judge recently decided trampled on the rights of his victims.
Read moreJohnny Depp Files $50M Defamation Suit Against Ex-Wife
Actor Johnny Depp brought a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, turning her #MeToo allegation on its head by claiming she was the perpetrator, not the victim, of domestic violence in their relationship.
Read moreCatholic Student in Viral Video Sues WaPo for $250M
The Kentucky Catholic school student who was filmed staring down a Native American activist at a March for Life rally last month filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post, claiming it rushed to assassinate his character.
Read moreReporters Push Union at Oldest Continuously Run US Newspaper
The Hartford Courant, Connecticut’s oldest continuously published newspaper moved Monday to form a union.
Read moreKansas State Senator Files Defamation Suit Against KC Star
Kansas Senate Republican Leader Jim Denning filed a defamation lawsuit against The Kansas City Star and one of its columnists, claiming that the newspaper ran a column on state Medicaid expansion that misattributed quotes to him.
Read moreDanish Newspaper to Cut Carbon Footprint, Drops Most Flying
One of Denmark’s main newspapers is pledging to reduce to its carbon footprint by ceasing domestic air travel and reducing international flights for assignments to a bare minimum.
Read moreRomney Criticizes Trump’s Character in Scathing Op-Ed
Days away from joining the Senate’s Republican majority, Sen.-elect Mitt Romney broadly criticized President Donald Trump’s policies and character and argued that the president “has not risen to the mantle of the office.”
Read moreIn a Bloody Year for Journalists, Body Counts Vary
In a year when Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s gruesome murder inspired Time Magazine to honor fallen reporters as “The Guardians,” press freedom monitors are having trouble keeping count of the dead.
Read moreRecords Show Bid to Block Info From Epstein Exposé
After the Miami Herald ran a bombshell exposé on disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex crimes on Wednesday, a New York federal judge released a transcript showing an effort to keep the paper from learning about another accuser’s case.
Read moreBid to Dissolve LA Weekly Passes First Legal Hurdle
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday denied a bid by alternative newspaper LA Weekly’s new owners to toss a lawsuit brought by an investor to dissolve the business over ethical violations and other blunders he says are ruining the publication.
Read moreVillage Voice, Legendary Alt-Weekly, Dead at Age 62
The seminal “alternative weekly,” the Village Voice created a new genre of U.S. journalism and publishing that endured for more than six decades before the institution finally shut down on Friday.
Read moreCalifornia Man Arrested Over Threats to Boston Globe
A California man upset about The Boston Globe’s coordinated editorial response to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the news media was arrested Thursday for threatening to travel to the newspaper’s offices and kill journalists, whom he called the “enemy of the people,” federal prosecutors said.
Read moreUS Commission Rejects Alleged Harm From Canadian Newsprint
The U.S. International Trade Commission has nullified the tariffs put into place for imported newsprint by finding American producers weren’t harmed by imports from Canadian paper mills.
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