Opinion: Columnist says Oregon blogger got justice in loss of defamation suit

In ruling against an Oregon blogger who lost a $2.5 million defamation suit, a federal judge refused to grant the woman standing as a journalist. Writing for The New York Times, David Carr argued that in examining the facts, he found that the blogger had mounted a scurrilous campaign of  lies to ruin a lawyer [...]

Federal judge finds First Amendment violation in search of home of blogger’s mother

A federal district judge ruled that a Colorado prosecutor could not order the police to search the home of the mother of a blogger who a professor said had libeled him in satirical online postings. The court noted that since the postings were satirical it was not reasonable that people would see them as truth [...]

Federal court rules for blogger in anti-SLAPP case

A bogger complaining about the Sedgwick Claims Management Services won a ruling in federal court upholding his free speech rights. Writing about the case in his law blog, Eric Goldman says, “The district court properly dismissed Sedgwick’s defamation and trade libel claims under California’s anti-SLAPP statute because defendant Delsman’s conduct was in furtherance of his [...]

TSA backs off of subpoena to blogger publishing new airport security directive

After a blogger refused to surrender records of his posting of the new government airport security directive, the Transportation Security Administration changed course and withdrew the subpoena for the records. The blogger had objected to the lack of time to comply and that as a journalist he would be required to reveal his sources. -DB [...]

Butler University attempts to discipline blogger for criticizing administration

Facing a libel suit brought by Butler University, a student revealed his identity, but the university still wants to discipline him for criticizing the university administration’s firing of the Music department chair who is also the student’s stepmother. -DB Tufts Daily Commentary December 9, 2009 By Carter Rogers Criticizing the actions of their college or [...]