Charlotte McBirney | News/Media Alliance

Statement: House and Senate Introduce the Free Speech Protection Act

Charlotte McBirney — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:59:05 +0000

The News/Media Alliance applauds Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) for introducing the Free Speech Protection Act, which would provide protections on the federal level from strategic lawsuits against public participation (“SLAPPs”) designed to chill free speech.

News/Media Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Urging Administration to Prioritize Drone Rulemaking

Charlotte McBirney — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 23:26:28 +0000

On October 3, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of news media organizations in a letter to senior policymakers urging the Administration to prioritize the publication of a proposed rulemaking to enable routine unmanned aircraft system (“drones”) beyond visual line of sight (“BVLOS”) operations in the U.S. national airspace system.

News/Media Alliance and 100+ Media and Press Rights Organizations Call on Congress to Advance the PRESS Act

Charlotte McBirney — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 23:22:08 +0000

On October 8, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined letters of support for the ‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (PRESS Act), led by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and joined by 107 news media and press rights organizations, including almost every state press association across the country.

News/Media Alliance Joins Media Coalition in Urging Court to Release Indictment in Trump Election Interference Case

Charlotte McBirney — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:19:39 +0000

On October 1, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a media coalition in an application to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requesting that Judge Chutkan grant the DOJ’s request to file a lightly redacted superseding indictment in the case United States v. Donald J. Trump.

News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Supporting Music Publisher’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction Against Anthropic in Copyright Infringement Case

Charlotte McBirney — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:58:05 +0000

The Alliance, along with other leading trade associations representing record labels, music publishers, book publishers, and various artist and songwriter groups, moved to file a new amicus brief in an ongoing litigation between Anthropic and three music publishers, after the case was transferred from the Middle District of Tennessee to the Northern District of California.

Representative Adam Schiff Introduces the Judicial FOIA Expansion Act

Charlotte McBirney — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:09:19 +0000

On July 23, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the ‘Judicial FOIA Expansion Act’ in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would expand the right of public access to records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court.

Pennsylvania Adopts Stronger Anti-SLAPP Law

Charlotte McBirney — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:03:56 +0000

On July 17th, Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania signed into law H.B. 1466 which provides Pennsylvania with stronger protections against SLAPP lawsuits that are designed to prevent an individual or organization from exercising their First Amendment rights.

News/Media Alliance Joins Brief in Support of Journalist Catherine Herridge in Subpoena Fight Over Confidential Sources

Charlotte McBirney — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:45:06 +0000

On June 27, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of journalist Catherin Herridge who has been ordered by the district court to identify her confidential sources.

Supreme Court Remands Cases; Sidesteps First Amendment Question in Texas and Florida Social Media Laws Case

Charlotte McBirney — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:56:47 +0000

On July 1st, the Supreme Court vacated the lower court rulings in the cases of Moody v. Paxton and NetChoice v. Paxton over challenges brought by NetChoice to the Florida and Texas laws governing social media content moderation.

News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Defending Group Libel Doctrine and Texas’ Third-Party Allegations Rule

Charlotte McBirney — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:51:25 +0000

On June 7th, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court in support of media organization TV Azteca in a defamation case.