| Other Collections: In addition to the materials collected here, certain MLRC committees maintain their own specialized collections of articles and reports: |
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- the Newsgathering Committee maintains the MLRC Panic Book (
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| 2009: |
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To Recuse or Not Recuse? That is the Question (Nov. 2009) |
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Catalog of Subpoena Decisions by Category of Material and Reasons Sought (Sept. 2009) |
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MLRC’s Practically Pocket-Sized Internet Law Treatise (July 2009) |
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Media Law Opinions of Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor (June 2009)
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A Journalist's Quick HIPAA Guide (May 2009) |
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Media Law Legislative Record of President Barack Obama (Jan. 2009) |
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Invasion of the Blogs (Jan. 2009) |
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| 2008: |
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Recent Efforts to Enact State Shield Laws (Dec. 2008) |
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Motion To Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of a Dispositive Motion (Dec. 2008) |
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Excluding Expert Witnesses In Actual Malice Cases (Nov. 2008) |
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Prevailing on Summary Judgment under a Negligence Standard (Oct. 2008) |
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MLRC’s Practically Pocket-Sized Internet Law Treatise (Sept. 2008) |
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Fair Report Privilege: State by State Guide (Sept. 2008) |
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Legal Ethics For Media Lawyers: From Conflicts To Confidentiality To Lawyer Advertising (July 2008) |
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Model Brief on Newsgathering Claims (April 2008) |
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Sting Stories Checklist (April 2008) |
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The Reporter's Privilege: Can it be Preserved in a Civil Lawsuit Against the Press? (April 2008) |
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Religious Discrimination In The Workplace: An Outline Of Issues (March 2008) |
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Basic Guide To Independent Contractor Law For Media Companies (March 2008) |
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| 2007: |
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Copyright Infringement: The Standards in Your Circuit (Dec. 2007) |
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Criminal Libel and the Internet (MLRC staff, Oct. 2007)
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Points for Discussion on Journalistic Use of Anonymous Sources (Newsgathering Committee, July 2007) |
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Compendium of State Statutes Protecting Whistleblowers (Newsgathering Committee, June 2007) |
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| 2006: |
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2006 MLRC Dinner Transcript: Scott Pelley Moderates a Panel on National Security Reporting With Dana Priest, David Remnick, James Risen and Pierre Thomas (Nov. 2006) |
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2006 Model Trial Brief (Trial Techniques Committee, Nov. 2006) |
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2006 Actual Malice Practice Guide (MLRC Report, Nov. 2006) |
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Basic Guide to Employment Defamation and Privacy Law (Employment Committee, Nov. 2006) |
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Geoffrey Robertson Speech: Perils of Publishing in the Global Age (NAA/NAB/MLRC Libel Conference 2006) |
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New Challenges and Familiar Themes in the Recent Case Law Considering Section 230 (Internet Law Committee Bienniel Articles, distributed at NAA/NAB/LDRC Libel Conference 2006)
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Media Blogs: Spotting and Mitigating Their Risk (Internet Law Committee Bienniel Articles, distributed at NAA/NAB/LDRC Libel Conference 2006)
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Privacy Implications of Internet Searches (Internet Law Committee Bienniel Articles, distributed at NAA/NAB/LDRC Libel Conference 2006)
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The Google Library Project (Internet Law Committee Bienniel Articles, distributed at NAA/NAB/LDRC Libel Conference 2006)
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How to Target Advertising on the Internet While Respecting Trademark Owners’ Rights (Internet Law Committee Bienniel Articles, distributed at NAA/NAB/LDRC Libel Conference 2006)
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Panic Book: The Fastest Possible Answers in an Emergency (Newsgathering Committee report, April 2006) |
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Reporting on the War on Terror: The Esionage Act and Other Scary Statutes (MLRC report, republished March 2006) |
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Checklist on Identifying/Interviewing Children as Perpetrators, Victims and/or Witnesses (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Review Committee report, Feb. 2006) |
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Ride-Alongs Revisited: Privacy Issues Raised by Special Access Granted to News Media by Law Enforcement (Newsgathering Committee Report, Feb. 2006) |
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Remote Electronic Access to Public Court Records (MLRC staff report, updated Jan. 2006) |
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2005:
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2005 MLRC Dinner Transcript: Terry Moran Moderates Panel on the Reporter's Privilege (Nov. 2005) |
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“Watch" Words: A Glossary (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Review Committee report, Nov. 2005)
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Lawsuits Against Bloggers (MLRC report, continuously updated) |
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Media Law Opinions of Supreme Court Nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. (MLRC staff report, Nov. 2005) |
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Prepublication/Prebroadcast Checklist (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Review Committee report, Oct. 2005) |
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2005 MLRC London Conference: Transcript of Conference Speeches (Sept. 2005) |
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The Substantial Truth Defense and Third Party Allegations (MLRC report, Apr. 2005) |
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Reporter's Privilege: Distinguishing Civil and Criminal Contempt (MLRC report, Jan. 2005) |
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2004 MLRC Dinner Transcript: Tom Brokaw Interviews Brennan Award Recipient Ted Turner (Nov. 2004) |
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MLRC Reporter's Privilege Symposium Transcript (Nov. 2004) |
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Cyberspace Committee: Articles on Selected Topics (Cyberspace Committee report, Oct. 2004)
Jurisdiction over Internet Publishers; The State of the Law of Section 230 Immunity; Happy Sixth Birthday: Emerging Implications for the Press of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; Search Service Keyword-based Advertising: Trademark Infringement or Fair Competition?; After the Can-spam Act: Why Your In-box Remains Full
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Discovery Roadmap (Pre-Trial Committee report, Oct. 2004) |
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Issue Checklist for Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment in a Defamation Action (Pre-Trial Committee report, Sept. 2004) |
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Effective Use of the Fair Report Privilege (Prepublication/Prebroadcast Review Committee report, Sept. 2004) |
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Remote Electronic Access to Public Court Records (MLRC report, July 2004) |
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Press Freedom on the Internet (Post-Gutnick Task Force working papers, July 2004) |
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Law of Opinion Practice Guide (MLRC report, June 2004) |
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Media Liability for Breach of Promise to Maintain a Source's Confidentiality after Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee report, May 2004)
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Model Brief on Jury Access Issues (Newsgathering Committee memo, March 2004) |
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2003:
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2003 Actual Malice Practice Guide (MLRC report, Dec. 2003) |
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Jury Debriefing: Gill v. ABC (Mock Trial) (Jury Debriefing Committee report, Nov. 2003) |
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Jury Debriefing: Sweeny v. New York Times (Jury Debriefing Committee report, Nov. 2003) |
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2003 MLRC Dinner Transcript: "In the Trenches: War Reporting and the First Amendment - Part 2" (Nov. 2003) |
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Cases on Government Information Since 9/11 (Newsgathering Committee report, Oct. 2003) |
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HIPAA: A Quick Guide (Newsgathering Committee memo, Aug. 2003) |
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2003 MLRC London Conference: Transcript (Sept. 2003) |
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Pre-Publication / Pre-Broadcast Review Outline (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee report, n.d. 2003) |
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A New Federal Law May Impede Public Health Reporting (HIPAA) (Newsgathering Committee memo, April 2003) |
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"A threat to liberty" (op-ed on criminal defamation laws) (MLRC staff, April 2003) |
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Update on Employer E-mail Monitoring: The Ninth Circuit Joins the Mainstream (MLRC staff report, Spring 2003) |
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2002:
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2002 Actual Malice Practice Guide (MLRC report, Dec. 2002) |
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2002 LDRC Dinner Transcript: "In the Trenches: War Reporting and the First Amendment" (Nov. 2002) |
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News Gathering Practices After Bartnicki v. Vopper (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee report, Nov. 2002) |
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MLRC Response to the European Commission’s Consultation on a Preliminary Draft Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-contractual Obligations ("Rome II Regulation") (Oct. 2002)
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Note Retention Policies of Reporters; Use of "Advice of Counsel" as a Defense by Reporters (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee report, Sept. 2002) |
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Use of "Advice of Counsel" as a Defense by Reporters (Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee report, Sept. 2002) |
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International Law and the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Based on Internet Content (Cyberspace Committee report, Aug. 2002) |
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Internet Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Issues (Cyberspace Committee report, July 2002) |
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Link Law Revisited: Internet Linking Law at Five Years (Cyberspace Committee report, July 2002) |
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Link Law Revisited: Internet Linking Law at Five Years; July 2002 Supplement (Cyberspace Committee report, July 2002) |
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Privacy Online 2.0 (Cyberspace Committee report, July 2002) |
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act and Internet Privacy Litigation (Cyberspace Committee report, July 2002) |
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2001 LDRC Dinner Transcript: "A Conversation With Benjamin C. Bradlee, Don Hewitt and Diane Sawyer, Led by Walter Isaacson" (Nov. 2001) |
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Practice Guide: How to Defeat Plaintiffs' Claims of Actual Malice (MLRC report, Nov. 2001) |
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Compendium of Judicial References to First Amendment Interests in Newsgathering (Newsgathering Committee report, Nov. 2001)
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E-Mail Monitoring in the Private Workplace (MLRC staff report, Fall 2001) |
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LDRC Model Trial Brief (Trial Techniques Committee report, June 2001)
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2000:
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2000 LDRC Dinner Transcript: "20 Years: Law, Lawsuits, Lawyers; Their Legacy for News" (Nov. 2000) |
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2000 Jury Instructions Manual (Jury Instructions Committee report, Nov. 2000) |
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Bench Media Project (MLRC report, June 2000) |
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Trials Of A Generation (MLRC report, Jan. 2000) |
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Issue Checklist for Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment in a Defamation Action (Pre-Trial Committee report, 2000) |
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1999 LDRC Dinner Transcript: "Sullivan in the Year 2000: Will It - Should It - Survive?" (Nov. 1999) |
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Cyberspace Project: Articles Regarding Selected Topics (Cyberspace Committee report, Aug. 1999): Federal Immunity for Online Services: How It Works and Why It Is Good Policy; Link Law: The Emerging Law of Internet Hyperlinks; Privacy in Cyberspace; A Review of Some Practical Aspects Concerning How Interactive Computer Services Deal With Complaints (Defamation, Invasion of Privacy, Etc.) Regarding Third Party Content; United States Jurisdiction To Enforce Foreign Internet Libel Judgments; The Libel Defense Resource Center's Annotated Bibliography of Materials Concerning First Amendment and Intellectual Property Internet Law Issues
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1998 Complaint Study (MLRC staff report Sept. 1998) |
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LDRC Forum on English Libel And Privacy Law: May 11 & 12, 1998 London, England; Transcripts from the May 12th Proceedings (Sept. 1998) |
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1997:
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1996 Term: A Report on Petitions for Certorari to the Supreme Court of the United States (MLRC staff report Aug. 1997)
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1997 Advertising and Commercial Speech Committee: Articles on Selected Topics (Advertising and Commercial Speech Committee report, April 1997): Lanham Act Update: Section 43(A) False Advertising Lawsuits; The FTC And The First Amendment; Trade Libel, Defamation Law, and The First Amendment; The Right of Publicity and The First Amendment; Commercial Speech and the Law of Defamation
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1997 Cyberspace Committee: Articles on Selected Topics (Cyberspace Committee report, March 1997): An Annotated Bibliography Of CyberLaw Materials Concerning First Amendment and Intellectual Property Law Issues; Civil Liability ‘‘Safe Harbors” Under the Communications Decency Act of 1996; Corrections In Cyberspace; Enforcing Libel Judgments Obtained In Foreign Countries In the United States
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1996:
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Special Report: 1996 LDRC Complaint Study (MLRC staff report, 1996) |
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Tortious Interference: A Practical Primer for Media Practioners (MLRC report, Jan. 1996) |
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Online Defamation: Articles on Selected Topics from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Media Law and the LDRC Cyberspace Committee (Cyberspace Committee report, 1995)
Liability of Owners And Operators of Online Services for Statements Uploaded by Others: To Edit or Not to Edit -- Some Practical Suggestions; Corrections in Cyberspace; The Exon Amendment: Regulating Indecency by Deleting Free Speech on Computer Networks; Statute of Limitations Issues Which May Arise in Cases of Defamation in Cyberspace; The Internet, BBS's and Online Services, A Layman's Primer; Insurance for Cyber-Publishers; Public Concern on the Information Superhighway; Jurisdiction, Venue, and Choice of Law for Defamation in Cyberspace
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Special Report: 1995 LDRC Complaint Study (MLRC staff report, 1995) |
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Arguing for the Protection of Opinion in the Aftermath of Milkovich v. Lorain Journal (MLRC staff report, 1993) |
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Supreme Court Report: Part 1: An Overview of the Rehnquist Court (MLRC staff report, 1993) |
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Supreme Court Report Part 2 (MLRC staff report, 1993) |
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Current Retraction Practice: An LDRC Survey (1993) |
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LDRC Recap and Update: Trial Results, Damage Awards and Appeals, 1980 -89 and 1990-91 (MLRC staff report, July 1992)
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The [Uniform] Defamation Act: A Special Report (MLRC staff report, June 1992) |
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1992 LDRC Dinner Transcript |
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1989:
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Annotations To LDRC DCS Survey and Report on Special Procedures and Innovative Techniques for Trying Media Libel Actions Before Juries (Aug. 1989) |
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1988:
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Special Procedures and Innovative Techniques for Trying Media Libel Actions Before Juries: A Survey and Report (Sept. 1988) |
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Preliminary Report of Committee on Libel Jury Instructions: DCS's Libel Jury Reform Project (Libel Jury Instructions Committee report, Aug. 1988) |
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Jury-Related Information in Recent Libel Trials: A Survey of Attorney Awareness (MLRC report, Aug. 1985) |
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Reflections on Westmoreland v CBS: An Interview with Jurors and Defense Counsel (MLRC report,Aug. 1985) |
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Juror Attitudes Study 1 (MLRC report,1985) |
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Juror Attitudes Study 2: Private Figure/Broadcast (MLRC report,1985) |
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Juror Attitudes Study 3: Private Figure (Gross Irresponsibility)/Newspaper/Defense Win (MLRC report,1985) |
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1984:
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LDRC Damages Watch (MLRC staff report, March 1984) |
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LDRC Damages Watch (MLRC staff report, Sept. 1983) |
