We would be remiss if we failed to note the recent passing of Anthony Lewis, long-time columnist and Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times. Lewis died on March 25 at the age of 85. Lewis won two Pulitzer Prizes and is the author of two of...(read more)
Second Circuit Rules against Internet Streaming Service
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of broadcasters and content owners against the streaming service ivi , which previously captured and retransmitted broadcast programming over the Internet. The Second Circuit...(read more)
North Carolina Federal Court Enjoins Military Regulation Prohibiting Anti-Islamic Car Decals on Base
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina recently handed a victory to a former marine, now a civilian worker at Camp Lejuene, who had several anti-Islamic decals pasted to the vehicle he drove and parked on base. Senior...(read more)
Supreme Court to Consider Law Criminalizing Animal Cruelty Videos
As has been widely reported, the U.S. Supreme Court will review a case this session involving a federal statute that criminalizes the sale of depictions of animal cruelty. Last year, in United States v. Stevens , the Third Circuit declared the...(read more)
Fourth Circuit Dips Toe in Anonymous Speech Waters
As reported by our colleague Mack Sperling in his North Carolina Business Litigation Report , the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a trial court order to disclose the identity of an anonymous speaker who had sent a letter, through a law firm, to Jos...(read more)
Judge Sotomayor's First Amendment Jurisprudence
As a judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals since 1998 and for the Southern District of New York for the preceding six years, United States Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has approached First Amendment issues narrowly and contextually...(read more)
Welcome to Brooks Pierce
We are pleased to launch Brooks Pierce’s Newsroom Law Blog , a blog focused on legal issues facing broadcast and print newsrooms. We look forward to providing regular content as a resource to journalists and editors working in newsrooms, as well as...(read more)