Alliance Signs on to Letter Opposing Utah bill Denying Access to Public Records
On February 25, the Alliance joined a letter by the Radio Television Digital News Association opposing Utah HB 399.
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European Publishers Council Files a Complaint against Google with the European Commission
On February 11, the European Publishers Council filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Google with regards to its anticompetitive practices in the ad tech sector.
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Maryland Court Grants AAP’s Request for Preliminary Injunction in E-Book Licensing Case
On February 16, a federal judge granted the Association of American Publishers’ request for a preliminary injunction in the case concerning Maryland’s recently enacted electronic book licensing law.
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Senate Vote on Postal Service Reform Bill Delayed This Week
The U.S. House of Representatives made a clerical error on the Postal Service Reform Act bill, H.R. 3076, which caused the
Alliance Joins Brief for Appeal in Project Veritas v. New York Times
On January 12, the Alliance joined an amicus brief by the Reporters Committee filed in the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division.
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Alliance Signs on to Brief asking Supreme Court to Protect First Amendment Rights
On January 25, the Alliance signed on to the Reporters Committee brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States. In Egbert v. Boule, a citizen is suing a federal agent for violations of his First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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News Media Alliance Files Comments on Google’s Proposed Commitments in France
On January 31, the News Media Alliance submitted comments with the French competition authority, Autorité de la concurrence, regarding Google’s proposed commitments to settle the Autorité’s investigation into Google’s suspected abuse of dominant position in relation to its negotiations with news publishers under the European Union’s Copyright Directive.
NMA Signs Joint Writ of Certiorari Petition to US Court of Appeals Questioning Postal Rate-Setting System  Â
On February 10th, the News Media Alliance, National Newspaper Association, and others sent a joint Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit questioning whether the nondelegation doctrine should be strengthened to not allow Congress from transferring to a federal agency the power to rewrite the postal rate-setting system.
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Postal Service Reform Bill Passes House; Senate Expected to Vote Bill Quickly
On February 8th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Postal Service Reform Act, H.R. 3076, by a vote of 342 – 92. The Senate plans to put the House bill directly on the Floor and a vote could come as soon as Monday.
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Fact Sheet: Confusing Proposals to Tax Personal Data Threaten Access to Journalism
Taxes on the use of personal data unfairly target news media entities, are difficult and costly for businesses to administer, and disrupt services valued by consumers.