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The Heritage Foundation held a discussion on whether libel laws should be examined to restrain the media. Panelists debated the pros and cons of existing laws.

Lee Levine and Stephen Wermiel talked about their book, The Progeny: Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan. This program was part of the the…

Co-authors Lee Levine and Stephen Wermiel talked about their book, The Progeny: Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan, in which they tell the…

Witnesses testified about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007. The act included procedures through which disclosure of confidential information from a journalist or a communication…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Reporters' Privilege Legislation: Issues and Implications.” Witnesses testified about existing media shield laws in several states,…

The panelists discussed Westmoreland v. CBS in which General William Westmoreland charged that the producer of a 1982 CBS special, “The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception,” manipulated…

A panel of lawyers and reporters spoke on the extent and limits of journalistic privilege, especially regarding compulsive release confidential sources and other unpublished material.