Media and Journalism
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Media and Journalism, Politics
Jeff Sessions Refuses To Commit To Not Jailing Journalists For 'Doing Their Jobs'
Is this the U.S. or a banana republic? -
Admin, Announcements
A Changing Of The Guard At Above The Law
Change is necessary and good -- for institutions, individuals, and Above the Law. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Plaintiffs Firms, Politics
The GOP Search For The Next Hulk Hogan
Donald Trump, Sarah Palin and others use dubious defamation allegations to hammer the "mainstream media."
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Politics, White-Collar Crime
Maybe Ty Cobb Just Doesn't Get This Whole 'Client Confidentiality' Thing
Trump's top lawyers regale restaurant patrons with claims of hidden documents. -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers
Biglaw Firm Announces Two Mergers In Span Of Two Weeks
Exciting news, but will this inspire the firm to adjust its salary scale? -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Why We In Legal Academia Should Assist In Legal Journalism, But Do So Carefully
Legal academics can and should help educate the public about the law. -
In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
Beware Of The News Media
Sometimes protecting your in-house client requires some coordination with your public relations team. -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media and Journalism
A Random Number of Mind-Blowing Things That Will Forever Change Everything You Thought You Believed, I Promise
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Media and Journalism, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics
Fire, Fury, And Fox News
A new lawsuit starts with Fox News and may end with the Oval Office. -
In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
It's Hard -- And Easy -- To Attract Publicity
In the digital age, corporations worry about how any stray comment can go viral. -
Department of Justice, Justice, Media and Journalism
Jeff Sessions Vows To Make Journalists Famous By Jailing Them For Protecting Sources
Leakers are optimistic, sometimes stupidly so, that things can get better. -
Media and Journalism, Movies
How Hulk Hogan Ruined America
Hulk's role as a pawn in Peter Thiel's game was just part of a broader war on journalism. -
Defamation, Justice, Media and Journalism, Politics
Lawsuit Claims Trump, Fox Conspired To Produce Fake News About Seth Rich
A related lawsuit accuses water of being surprisingly wet.
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Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Movies
Standard Of Review: The Free Press Is Under Attack In the Netflix Documentary 'Nobody Speak'
The film is definitely harrowing, although it could have dug deeper into the issues. -
Labor / Employment, Politics
A Company's Duty To Employees
What should employers do if they have a reasonable concern about the safety of their employees? -
Blogging, Media and Journalism, Technology
Wall Street Journal Shuts Down Its Law Blog
Sad news in the legal blogging world. -
Biglaw, White-Collar Crime
Biglaw Associate Arrested Over Plot To Extort Partners
A fired associate allegedly tries to get revenge. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.19.17
* Hot on the heels of the news that Amazon would be purchasing Whole Foods, legal nerds wanted to know which firms would be handling the $13.7B transaction. SullCrom is representing Amazon and Wachtell is representing Whole Foods in Bezos’s bid to sell asparagus water on Prime. [Texas Lawyer]
* Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated Appellate Division Justice Paul Feinman to replace the late Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam on the New York Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Feinman will be first the first openly gay judge to be seated on the bench of New York’s highest court. Congrats! [Journal News]
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herhis emails! The state of Indiana will be paying “small-town firm” McNeely Stephenson $100K to handle a backlog of public records requests having to do with the contents of then Governor Mike Pence’s private AOL account from which he conducted state business over email. [Chicago Tribune]* Shortly after a mistrial was declared in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, his spokesman had some sarcastic remarks to share with those who represented the comedians accusers: “For all those attorneys who conspired — like Gloria Allred — tell them to go back to law school and take another class.” [FOX News Insider]
* Legal documents related to the dissolution of annoying jingle firm Cellino & Barnes are currently under seal, but several media outlets are trying to convince a judge to unseal the records because the “litigation over the dissolution of [the firm] is an issue of local and national importance.” [New York Daily News]
* “They’ve been great at dodging this. But they know they’re not going to be able to dodge it for much longer.” New York City may finally do away with its nearly century-old ban on dancing in restaurants, bars, and clubs thanks to a proposed a bill seeking the repeal of the city’s 1926 “Cabaret Law.” [New York Post]
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In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
Leave Your Problems At The Office, Or Get Shamed At Home
It has been a particularly busy past few weeks for our in-house team. In addition to our normal duties, we have been assisting our public relations team in a rather contentious dispute the media has taken an interest in. Given the potential legal import of the statements our organization releases to the media, our office […]