Back in late 2011, there was much hand-wringing over a decision by a federal judge in Oregon that a blogger could not invoke the state's reporters' shield law in a libel case against her because, in that particular situation, the blogger was not acting as a journalist.
Showing posts with label Obsidian Finance Group v Cox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obsidian Finance Group v Cox. Show all posts
Jan 20, 2014
Bloggers and Journalists Have Same First Amendment Rights, Court Rules
Bloggers and the public in general have the same First Amendment protections as the institutional press in defamation suits over statements on issues of public concern, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on Friday (Jan. 17).
Oct 31, 2012
Amici Line Up In Appeal of "Blogger Not a Journalist" Ruling
(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
A federal judge's ruling that a blogger was not covered by Oregon's reporters' shield law is being appealed to the Ninth Circuit, and is getting some amicus support from media organizations. But the appeal -- and the amici -- are not addressing the main issue that led to an online uproar over the trial judge's initial decision.
A federal judge's ruling that a blogger was not covered by Oregon's reporters' shield law is being appealed to the Ninth Circuit, and is getting some amicus support from media organizations. But the appeal -- and the amici -- are not addressing the main issue that led to an online uproar over the trial judge's initial decision.
Apr 2, 2012
Judge Defends His Decision on Blogger
(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
Federal Judge Marco A. Hernandez got a lot of attention and cyberchatter late last year when he held that blogger Crystal Cox was not protected by Oregon's reporters' shield law, leading to a $2.5 million defamation verdict against her. See Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox, No. CV-11-57-H (D. Or. Nov. 30, 2011).
Federal Judge Marco A. Hernandez got a lot of attention and cyberchatter late last year when he held that blogger Crystal Cox was not protected by Oregon's reporters' shield law, leading to a $2.5 million defamation verdict against her. See Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox, No. CV-11-57-H (D. Or. Nov. 30, 2011).
Dec 7, 2011
No, the Sky is Not Failling: Explaining that Decision in Oregon
(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
For an update on this post, see http://bloglawonline.blogspot.com/2012/04/judge-defends-his-decision-on-blogger.html.
There's been a lot of buzz online (and now in the New York Times) about a decision by a federal judge in Oregon who released a decision last week holding that blogger Crystal Cox is was not protected by Oregon's reporters' shield law in a defamation suit against her, which led to a $2.5 million verdict against her. See Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox, No. CV-11-57-H (D. Or. Nov. 30, 2011). But most of the buzz and criticism is based on an erroneous reading of the decision.
For an update on this post, see http://bloglawonline.blogspot.com/2012/04/judge-defends-his-decision-on-blogger.html.
There's been a lot of buzz online (and now in the New York Times) about a decision by a federal judge in Oregon who released a decision last week holding that blogger Crystal Cox is was not protected by Oregon's reporters' shield law in a defamation suit against her, which led to a $2.5 million verdict against her. See Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox, No. CV-11-57-H (D. Or. Nov. 30, 2011). But most of the buzz and criticism is based on an erroneous reading of the decision.
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