With the 2022 midterm elections around the corner and the 2024 presidential election less than two years away, candidates from all parties are intensifying efforts to reach voters through the media and, in more recent cycles,...more
In considering whether a Texas law banning the use of drones for surveillance purposes violates the First Amendment, a federal judge sitting in Austin held the law infringes on the right of journalists to document and...more
Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled a potential sea change in the Department of Justice’s treatment of the news media. Sessions proclaimed that the Justice Department will pursue leak...more
9/1/2017
/ Attorney General ,
Confidential Source ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
First Amendment ,
Journalists ,
Media ,
Media Leaks ,
News Stories ,
Search Warrant ,
Subpoenas
Online journalists and scholars from the Americas and around the globe recently gathered at the University of Texas at Austin to assess the state of internet-based journalism.
The keynote address of the 16th annual...more
4/28/2016
/ Actual Malice ,
Anti-SLAPP ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Burden of Proof ,
Defamation ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Journalists ,
Libel ,
Political Speech ,
Public Officials ,
Social Media
In This Issue:
- Paul Watler's Perspective:
Texas Anti-SLAPP Wins for Media Defendants - Two recent cases show that Texas Courts of Appeals will take the Citizens Participation Act's evidentiary requirements...more
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