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Freedom, Broadcasting, and the Public Interest
Introduction The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is invoking the public interest to justify regulatory moves that would, in theory, force television and radio station broadcast…
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Free Speech Week: The speech that ignited a revolution — and still speaks to us today
A Richmond story, a Virginia legacy, and the American ethos Richmond is my home city. My family has lived in Virginia for generations, and our…
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The First Amendment Vise
It’s been a rough ride for freedom of speech lately. The reads, “Congress shall make no law…prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of…
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Journalists and Media Defend Speedy Appeals Under DC Free-Speech Law in Climate Scientist Libel Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – A group of 19 major news organizations has filed a court brief supporting rapid appeals under a District of Columbia law…
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Amicus brief of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in Support of CEI and NR
The Washington Post and 18 other major press entities filed an amicus brief supporting defendants’ right to immediately appeal the case. As explained in the…
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Michael Mann. v. National Review, CEI, et al.: Defendants’ Joint Response to DC Court of Appeals on Jurisdiction
Defendants’ (CEI and National Review) Joint Response to DC Court of Appeals on Jurisdiction.
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Also in Court News – Mann Defamation Continues
ALSO IN COURT NEWS — MANN DEFAMATION CASE CONTINUES: A D.C. Superior Court judge on Friday shot down a request by National Review Online to…
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The Curious Case Of Michael Mann and the Most Controversial Chart in Science
Both Mann and the researchers at East Anglia have been investigated by almost a dozen different organizations, including both the governments of the…
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Michael E. Mann v. National Review, Inc., et al. – complaint
The Competitive Enterprise Institute received a letter on August 21 from an attorney representing Penn State University Professor Michael E. Mann that demands that CEI…