The News/Media Alliance joined two stakeholder letters urging the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin its rulemaking proceeding governing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems.
Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) have introduced Amendment #2874 to the NDAA for FY ’25. The amendment would require an advisory opinion by, and adequate response from USPS to, the Commission and Congress, on any additional network changes and consolidations.
On July 25, President Joe Biden nominated two individuals to serve on the USPS Board of Governors.
Congressmen Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act (H.R. 9078) in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23. The bill is identical to the Senate version (S. 4378) introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) on May 21.
The brief, led by RCFP, urges the Court of Appeals to affirm the decision to require the disclosure of unsubstantiated and pre-June 2020 complaints.
The new rule applies to news websites, and will become applicable immediately. The rule is based on the same application as the pre-existing group registration option for newspapers – which the Alliance played an important role in developing prior to its adoption in 2018 – including the registration fee.
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 prevent an individual or organization from exercising their First Amendment rights.
The Court considered whether the Florida and Texas state laws regulating large internet platforms violated the First Amendment. In a 9-0 decision the judgments of the Eleventh and Fifth Circuit are vacated and remanded. Decided on July 1, 2024.
On July 15, the News/Media Alliance submitted comments to the Department of Justice following the Department’s workshop on promoting competition in artificial intelligence (AI).
The News/Media Alliance filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on their Statutory Review of the System for Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products on July 9.
