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Other People’s Information Doesn’t Want to be Free

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-09-08 18:10:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLast night Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg ruled in the Apple case that “reporters who published […]

One Bloggin’ Apple Don’t Spoil the Whole Bunch

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-08-20 15:23:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted 2005-01-12 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Bob Cox pointed me in the direction of […]

Blogging

Reuters: Never mind.

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-11-17 19:33:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I am sure it was accurate, in some Ratherian sense … but it was fake, and […]

Journalism

The AP, copyright, and the bloggers

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-01-20 10:21:32. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou can’t have missed the story, in all its agony. One weensy problem with the blogosphere: It’s […]

Emerson InSinkErator trash compactors will mangle your hand if you stick it in one of them.

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted 2006-10-19 13:44:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Sounds like a reasonable assertion, right? The same […]

Free Expression

Speaking of prior restraint!

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-08-15 17:50:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWe toyed a little bit with the very big idea of prior restraint in constitutional law about […]

Free Expression

Old media vs. new in LA federal court

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-01-01 00:01:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCNET News.com reports: NBC Universal and Viacom have come out against YouTube in a legal case that […]

Cover me

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-07-22 13:14:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPhoto Attorney Carolyn Wright writes: Rebecca Tushnet over at the 43Blog reports on a recent case in […]

Just Say No

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ron Coleman

Got a call from CBS News a few minutes ago. “You’re a constitutional lawyer, right?” “Yes,” I replied. “It is constitutional for me to practice […]

Blogging

Second class on the First Amendment

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Ron Coleman

The Administration believes bloggers can’t be trusted with free speech the way everyone else is, it seems. Reports FT.com (hat tip to Marco): Advertisers in […]

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The Floyd Abrams Myth

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Ron Coleman

Mickey Kaus links to this story about “the federal government’s decision to drop subpoenas issued to The New York Times and the writer of a […]

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More bad news for reporters seeking exemption from laws

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Ron Coleman

The AP reports: A federal judge told two San Francisco Chronicle reporters they must comply with a subpoena and tell a grand jury who leaked […]

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Love means …

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Ron Coleman

Jim Lindgren of the The Volokh Conspiracy writes (hat tip to Glenn Reynolds), a tad grudgingly, of a kinder, gentler left-wing Supreme Court nominee on […]

Politics

Not So Plain Dealing

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Ron Coleman

Instapundit links to this teef-gnashing item from Michael Silence about this super-secret scandal, based on leaked documents, that the Cleveland Plain Dealer would for sure […]

Journalism