Author Archive for Charlotte McBirney
Statement: House and Senate Introduce the Free Speech Protection Act
The News/Media Alliance applauds Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) for introducing the Free Speech Protection Act, which would ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Urging Administration to Prioritize Drone Rulemaking
On October 3, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of news media organizations in a letter to senior policymakers urging the Administration to prioritize ... Read More
News/Media Alliance and 100+ Media and Press Rights Organizations Call on Congress to Advance the PRESS Act
On October 8, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined letters of support for the ‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (PRESS Act), led by Reporters ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Media Coalition in Urging Court to Release Indictment in Trump Election Interference Case
On October 1, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a media coalition in an application to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requesting ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Supporting Music Publisher’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction Against Anthropic in Copyright Infringement Case
The Alliance, along with other leading trade associations representing record labels, music publishers, book publishers, and various artist and songwriter groups, moved to file a ... Read More
Representative Adam Schiff Introduces the Judicial FOIA Expansion Act
On July 23, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the ‘Judicial FOIA Expansion Act’ in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would expand the right of ... Read More
Pennsylvania Adopts Stronger Anti-SLAPP Law
On July 17th, Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania signed into law H.B. 1466 which provides Pennsylvania with stronger protections against SLAPP lawsuits that are designed to ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief in Support of Journalist Catherine Herridge in Subpoena Fight Over Confidential Sources
On June 27, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support ... Read More
Supreme Court Remands Cases; Sidesteps First Amendment Question in Texas and Florida Social Media Laws Case
On July 1st, the Supreme Court vacated the lower court rulings in the cases of Moody v. Paxton and NetChoice v. Paxton over challenges brought ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Defending Group Libel Doctrine and Texas’ Third-Party Allegations Rule
On June 7th, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court in support of media organization TV Azteca in a defamation ... Read More
