On April 21, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department, concerning the application of New York’s amended anti-SLAPP law.
On April 19, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, that argues Iowa Code 727.8A is a violation of the First Amendment by criminalizing any person “knowingly plac[ing] or us[ing] a camera or electronic surveillance device that transmits or records images or data while the device is on the trespassed property.”
On April 14, the News/Media Alliance joined 25 other organizations, on a letter led by the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute, calling for the Biden Administration to prioritize the release of two U.S. journalists being held hostage abroad.
The Postal Service filed notice on April 10 of increased rates with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which take effect July 9.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced another postage increase for July 9 that again sends Periodicals postage into the double-digit zone for annual increases.
The Alliance supports safeguarding anti-SLAPP laws that provide critical protections to journalists and news publishers against meritless lawsuits.
On March 23, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding changes to automatic renewal provisions for companies offering subscriptions and recurring payments.
On March 23, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, arguing that the North Carolina Public Records Act requires a government agency to disclose records that are in the possession of a third-party contractor, but that are still within the agency’s control.
The Alliance is part of the News Media Coalition, which submitted comments on March 9, regarding the Federal Communication Commission’s
On February 27, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the California First District Court of Appeal, arguing that alleged violations under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”), relating to undisclosed recordings, should not be dealt with on a class-wide basis without an examination of the individual circumstances between the parties.
