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Porco v. Lifetime

Oct 2, 2020 | Litigation, 2020, New York, State courts, amicus briefs, tort claims and civil law, right of publicity

Media Coalition Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Lifetime Entertainment in a right of publicity lawsuit brought by Chris Porco over the TV film “Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story.”

Minnesota v. Casillas

May 20, 2020 | Litigation, 2020, Minnesota, State courts, amicus briefs, other content restrictions, nonconsensual distribution of images

Some members of Media Coalition and other organizations filed an amicus brief in the Minnesota Supreme Court urging the court to uphold the decision of the Minnesota appellate court striking down the state’s law barring the distribution of certain images without consent.

Austin v. Illinois

Mar 19, 2020 | Litigation, 2020, Illinois, State courts, U.S. Supreme Court, amicus briefs, other content restrictions, nonconsensual distribution of images

Media Coalition Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for certiorari seeking review of an Illinois Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s law barring the nonconsensual distribution of nude images.

Tennessee House Bill 2294

Mar 6, 2020 | Legislation, 2020, Tennessee, harmful to minors, mandatory internet filtering, prior restraint and seizure, applies harmful to minors law to the internet, goes beyond Miller/Ginsberg test, prior restraint

H.B. 2294 would require internet service providers to block access to “pornographic” material for all users. A failure to do so shall be treated as a deceptive or unfair act or practice and is subject to penalties under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.

Missouri Senate Bill 733

Mar 6, 2020 | Legislation, 2020, Missouri, harmful to minors, mandatory internet filtering, prior restraint and seizure, applies harmful to minors law to the internet, goes beyond Miller/Ginsberg test, prior restraint

S.B. 733 would require internet service providers to block their customers’ access to depictions — and possibly descriptions — of nudity and sexual activity.

New Hampshire House Bill 1157

Feb 7, 2020 | Legislation, 2020, New Hampshire, other content restrictions, prior restraint and seizure, removal of arrest photos or information

H.B. 1157 would require any “New Hampshire news media organization” to update, retract or correct any story published to the internet concerning a criminal proceeding brought against a specific person if the person was subsequently found not guilty, acquitted, or the charges were dismissed.

Category: 2020