Cassandra Sciortino

The case involves Perplexity’s misrepresentation of its AI Agent to gain access to password-protected areas of Amazon’s site, despite Amazon’s express prohibition and use of technical methods to block Perplexity’s bots ... Read More

This case involves a suit brought by an Iowa resident against The Des Moines Register alleging that a poll published days before the presidential election, which didn’t ultimately match the results of the election, constituted “fraud.”   ... Read More

This case involves allegations of federal law enforcement officers indiscriminately using chemical agents to control crowds of protesters and hitting journalists with tear gas and pepper spray as they reported on active protests.  ... Read More

On April 7, the News/Media Alliance (“NMA”) led an amicus brief in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three in support of petitioner in Variety Media, LLC v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County ... Read More

The brief highlights the importance of the press’s editorial autonomy and ability of journalists to decide when information is in the public interest and argues that the West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law at issue would suppress truthful facts on matters of ... Read More

The brief highlights the importance of Pentagon journalism and examples of public interest news reporting on military and national security issues ... Read More

On September 29, 2025, the News/Media Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press (RFCP) and numerous other media organizations in comments, urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eliminate proposed changes to the I visa program ... Read More