On July 11, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held there is a clearly established First Amendment right to record law enforcement officers performing their official duties.
On July 5, the Alliance joined a letter by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) asking Arizona Governor Douglas Ducey to veto HB 2319—a recently passed Bill that makes it illegal to film a law enforcement officer within eight feet of the officer without permission.
In late June, the U.S. Copyright Office released its long-awaited report on copyright protections for news publishers. The report, requested by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and others last year, focused on whether the United States should adopt similar ancillary copyright protections for news publishers as those created by the European Union in 2019.
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On June 30, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
On June 30, the U.S. Copyright Office published its long-awaited report on Copyright Protections for Press Publishers.
The News Media Alliance and MPA – The Association of Magazine Media submitted joint comments on June 17 to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule requiring registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports.
On June 23, the Alliance joined a coalition letter supporting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA)—the Uniform Law Commission’s model anti-SLAPP law.
On June 17, the News Media Alliance, together with the Authors Guild and others, submitted an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith.
MPA submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its proposed rules on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.
