Communications & Media Law, Election & Politics Law, Constitutional Law

NJ Court Upholds OPRA Denial Over Personnel Records

by Sheri Siegelbaum on 5/13/2013

NJ Court Upholds OPRA Denial Over Personnel Records by Sheri Siegelbaum on May 13, 2013 The Appellate Division recently sided with the Office of the Governor in a dispute over records requested under the New Jersey Open...more

NLRB Gets Busy – Part 2 NLRB Incursion Into Non-Unionized Workplace

by Michelle Bush, Charles Einsiedler, Jr. | Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/12/2013

In January, we told you about recent activity by the National Labor Relations Board that overturned or departed from settled precedent. As promised, in Part 2 of this Alert series we summarize recent decisions where the...more

Paul Watler's Perspective: Political Ads on Public Broadcast Stations

by Paul C. Watler | Jackson Walker on 12/14/2012

Does Congress have constitutional authority to ban paid political advertising from public broadcast stations? Ad-weary viewers may learn the answer just in time for the next presidential election. ...more

Jackson Walker's VIA Media Postcard - November/December 2012

by Robert (Bob) P. Latham, Amanda Thompson, Paul C. Watler | Jackson Walker on 12/10/2012

In This Issue: - Paul Watler's Perspective: One of the few places of refuge from the political campaign advertising onslaught was public television and radio. That may change depending on a little-noticed First Amendment...more

Court Provides SLAPP Relief - But Not Enough

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/9/2012

In 2010, Ontario's Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel released released its Report to the Attorney-General. (A "SLAPP" is a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation" - a lawsuit intended to silence criticism by employing a...more

Jackson Walker VIA Media Postcard - October 2012

by Jackson Walker on 10/28/2012

In This Issue: - Steve Fogle's Feature: Voting Matters – Our democratic experiment cannot survive many years of voter apathy, and it's our job to ensure that is not the final word. Vote early, vote your conscience,...more

Secret Service Sniffs Out Obama Death Threats on Twitter

by Lawyers.com on 9/18/2012

While record numbers of tweets were being sent during the Democratic National Convention in early September, several Twitter users were attracting the attention of the Secret Service. Donte Jamar Sims was arrested...more

Beware the Clumsy Retraction, and Other Lessons from Idaho

by Brooks Pierce on 9/17/2012

A recent Idaho state court opinion ordering an Idaho newspaper to unmask the identity of an anyomous commenter on the newspaper's website demonstrates, among other things, the pitfalls that come with a clumsily worded...more

Baglow v Smith: Appeal Court Sets Aside Summary Judgment and Orders Trial

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 6/15/2012

A further development in what could become a precedent-setting case involving online political discourse and blogs: the Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside the order of summary judgment in Baglow v Smith and has directed...more

FEC Update - April 22, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/23/2012

The Federal Election Commission released the Weekly Digest for the week of April 16-20, 2012. I know it has been a while since my last post so here are some articles discussing the federal district court’s decision in...more

FEC Update - April 22, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/23/2012

The Federal Election Commission released the Weekly Digest for the week of April 16-20, 2012. I know it has been a while since my last post so here are some articles discussing the federal district court’s decision in...more

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Political and Issue Advertisements by Public Broadcasters

by Brooks Pierce on 4/18/2012

Last week, a federal court based in California issued a surprising and sure to be controversial decision finding the Communication Act’s ban on the airing of political and issue advertisements by public broadcasters to be a...more

Court of Appeals Strikes Down Communications Act Ban on Political and Issue Advertising on Noncommercial Broadcasting Stations -...

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/13/2012

The Communications Act's ban on noncommercial broadcast stations running political and issue advertising was struck down as unconstitutional by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While the Court upheld the...more

Don Draper: Modern-Day Criminal?

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 3/14/2012

This blogger will be the first to admit that I may have a slight television addiction. I’m routinely behind in my DVR watching (at least we’ve moved beyond the dark ages of the late 1990s when I had to record my...more

Jackson Walker VIA Media Postcard - February 2012

by Jackson Walker on 3/2/2012

In This Issue: Chip Babcock Communique Politics, Influence and The Right to Free Speech—Recent efforts to overturn Citizens United in an attempt to minimize corruption in politics are, at best,...more

Political Ad Content---When Do You Need to Worry?

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/29/2012

Political speech has been called the "life-breath of democracy" by the US Supreme Court and receives very strong First Amendment protection. For that reason, the FCC has said that it will "not...more

FCC Decides That Randall Terry Not Entitled to Run Graphic Anti-Abortion TV Ads in the Super Bowl For His "Presidential Campaign"...

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/6/2012

In an 11th hour decision released at about 5 PM on the Friday before the Super Bowl,the FCC decided that TV station WMAQ-TV in Chicago was justified in denying Randall Terry's request to buy advertising time in the...more

FCC Proposes Revised Rules for Online Public File - Including Political File - and Discusses the Public Interest Obligations of TV...

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/31/2011

At its meeting today, the FCC vacated its 2007 Order mandating an online public file and the filing of the Form 355 “Enhanced Disclosure” form that detailed the public interest service of television broadcasters. But these...more

"Citizens United": The Supreme Court Decision One Year Later

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/24/2011

The Supreme Court issued its landmark opinion in Citizens United v. FEC one year ago today. That case allowed corporations and labor unions to make independent expenditures for or against political candidates. An editorial in...more

Telecommunications Alert: Supreme Court Case Allows Corporate Political Advertising, but Some Restrictions Remain; Disclosure...

by Mintz Levin - Communications on 1/26/2010

In a landmark 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on corporate and union spending on political advertisements. The Citizens United v. FEC case allows corporations and labor unions to use unlimited general...more

EFF Supports New Bill to Repeal Telco Immunity by Kevin Bankston

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 9/29/2009

Yesterday, four US Senators led by Senator Chris Dodd announced plans to introduce "The Retroactive Immunity Repeal Act". That bill, endorsed by EFF, would repeal the law that Congress passed last summer granting immunity to...more

Obama’s Disappointing State Secrets Procedures by Kurt Opsahl

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 9/24/2009

After months of internal review, the Obama Administration today announced a new policy on the use of the state secrets privilege. The state secrets privilege traditionally allows the government to withdraw particular pieces...more

What the [Expletive Deleted] is a Broadcaster to Do? The Conflict Between Political Access Rules and the Broadcast Indecency...

by Samantha Mortlock on 9/1/2006

This article explains and provides the background of the statutes and cases regulating broadcasters, political speech, and indecency, including the 1996 Becker case dealing with the conflict between FCC regulations, a...more

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Communications & Media Law › Election & Politics Law › Constitutional Law

NJ Court Upholds OPRA Denial Over Personnel Records

NLRB Gets Busy – Part 2 NLRB Incursion Into Non-Unionized Workplace

Paul Watler's Perspective: Political Ads on Public Broadcast Stations

Jackson Walker's VIA Media Postcard - November/December 2012

Court Provides SLAPP Relief - But Not Enough

Jackson Walker VIA Media Postcard - October 2012

Secret Service Sniffs Out Obama Death Threats on Twitter

Beware the Clumsy Retraction, and Other Lessons from Idaho

Baglow v Smith: Appeal Court Sets Aside Summary Judgment and Orders Trial

FEC Update - April 22, 2012

FEC Update - April 22, 2012

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Political and Issue Advertisements by Public Broadcasters

Court of Appeals Strikes Down Communications Act Ban on Political and Issue Advertising on Noncommercial Broadcasting Stations -...

Don Draper: Modern-Day Criminal?

Jackson Walker VIA Media Postcard - February 2012

Political Ad Content---When Do You Need to Worry?

FCC Decides That Randall Terry Not Entitled to Run Graphic Anti-Abortion TV Ads in the Super Bowl For His "Presidential Campaign"...

FCC Proposes Revised Rules for Online Public File - Including Political File - and Discusses the Public Interest Obligations of TV...

"Citizens United": The Supreme Court Decision One Year Later

Telecommunications Alert: Supreme Court Case Allows Corporate Political Advertising, but Some Restrictions Remain; Disclosure...

EFF Supports New Bill to Repeal Telco Immunity by Kevin Bankston

Obama’s Disappointing State Secrets Procedures by Kurt Opsahl

What the [Expletive Deleted] is a Broadcaster to Do? The Conflict Between Political Access Rules and the Broadcast Indecency...

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