The release of hacked emails written by well-known climate scientists has been widely reported around the world, as those emails have raised questions about whether the science behind global warming has been overstated. This New York Times blog post...(read more)
Update to Rhode Island Gag Order
In an update to the curious case we highlighted Tuesday, Judge Forte has entered an order dismissing the “gag order” placed on Michelle Langlois after Tracey Martin, the petitioner who sought the gag order, voluntarily dismissed her petition. Judge...(read more)
Rhode Island Court Bars Woman From Publishing Details About Open Court Proceeding
As we recently discussed , prior restraints on speech and the press have been deemed “the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment rights” by the United States Supreme Court and bear a “heavy presumption” against their...(read more)
Prior Restraints in the Fourth Circuit and North Carolina
We have previously reported on prior restraints on media coverage and the interplay between the First Amendment rights of free speech and press and other Constitutional rights. Prior restraints occur in different forms: “gag orders” imposed by...(read more)
Tennessee Court Rejects Effort to Limit Anonymous Internet Speech Relating to Criminal Proceeding
The Criminal Court for Knox County, Tennessee recently denied motions to prohibit or limit anonymous internet commentary about a capital murder proceeding. The court’s order denying the motion to restrict media coverage is linked here . We have...(read more)
Ohio Court Denies Application for TRO Against Radio and Website Editorial
The 2008 general election has been hard-fought on the federal and state levels. We previously reported about the institution of legal actions in two hotly contested U.S. Senate races, and we provided an update on those matters. In addition to...(read more)