Archive for free speech
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
Free Speech Week
October 21-27, 2024 - Free Speech Week is nonpartisan, non-ideological event to raise awareness and celebrate the importance of free speech and a free press ... 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 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
Minnesota Adopts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act as Anti-SLAPP Law
Effective May 25th, Minnesota adopted the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) to protect journalists and the public against meritless lawsuits meant to prevent the ... Read More
Maine Enacts Stronger Anti-SLAPP Law
Maine has enacted stronger anti-SLAPP protections after passing a statute based on the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), a model statute that provides some ... Read More
Celebrating 60 Years of Free Speech Thanks to This One Pivotal Supreme Court Case
This month, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court cases – New York Times v. Sullivan – that significantly ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief in Defense of Statutory Protections for Free Speech in D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act
On October 26, the Alliance joined a brief in Banks v. Hoffman, filed in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ... Read More
New Jersey Becomes 33rd State to Enact an Anti-SLAPP Law
On September 7th, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S.2802/A.4393, to provide anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits known as SLAPPs (short for strategic lawsuits ... Read More
Alliance Joins Brief Defending Netflix in Support of First Amendment Rights
On June 7th, the Alliance joined a brief in Netflix v. Babin, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, dealing ... Read More
