NRA Sues New York, Alleging First Amendment Violations in Insurance Crackdown May 11, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The National Rifle Association (NRA) has filed a lawsuit against New York’s insurance regulator and Governor Andrew Cuomo, alleging a...
Wall Street Brokers Claim Fiduciary Rule Is Violation of Their Free Speech Rights November 23, 2016 A group of lawyers representing insurance and securities brokerages have made a curious argument for why a federal court should...
Presidential Hopeful Trump Vows to Make It Easier to Sue Media February 28, 2016 By Jeff Horwitz Donald Trump said Friday he will weaken First Amendment protections for reporters as president, making it easier for him to...
Judge Keeps Alabama Newspaper from Publishing Utility’s Safety Plan September 23, 2014 By Jay Reeves A state court judge sided with Alabama Gas Corp. and blocked the Montgomery Advertiser from publishing information about the utility’s...
Judge Weighs Alabama City’s Case Over Police Officer’s Facebook Posts October 31, 2013 A Dothan, Alabama judge is considering whether city officials acted appropriately in upholding disciplinary action against a police officer for...
Court Says Facebook ‘Like’ Is Protected Speech for Employees September 18, 2013 By Tom Schoenberg Using Facebook Inc.’s “Like” feature to show support for a candidate in an election is speech protected under the U.S....
Cheerleader Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Gossip Website July 14, 2013 By Lisa Cornwell A gossip website operator who lost a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader plans to appeal, and...
Court Grants Scientific Article Authors, Publishers Broad Protection June 28, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Authors and publishers of controversial scientific articles, and the companies sponsoring those articles, won broad free speech protection from a...
S&P Wins Transfer of Ratings Lawsuits by States to Federal Court in New York June 7, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel and Luciana Lopez Standard & Poor’s and its parent company McGraw Hill Financial Inc. on Thursday won a ruling that moves 15 lawsuits...
Montana Court: Hutterites Must Pay Workers’ Compensation January 2, 2013 A divided Montana Supreme Court says forcing a Hutterite religious colony to pay workers’ compensation insurance for jobs outside the...