Discussion of Marcie Hodge lawsuit by Robert Gammon of the East Bay Express. (Gammon and the East Bay Express were defendants, represented by Koltun)
NAACP Gives “Foot Soldiers’ Award” to Koltun
Award Presented at NAACP Annual Convention, Los Angeles
“In tribute to your enduring pursuit of justice, your advocacy on behalf of many who are without means of redress and for leaving footprints on the sands of time that others can follow.”
Wikileaks Wins Back Its Domain
Information Week
WikiLeaks on Friday won its domain name back but still faces a potentially lengthy litigation as the court wrestles with issues of liability and restraint as applied to collaborative transnational publishing. Read Article
Landmark Freedom of Expression Case in Zambia
DLA Piper’s New Perimeter project with the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) in Johannesburg achieved an important success when the Zambian Supreme Court upheld a decision not to deport Roy Clarke, a British journalist who allegedly insulted Zambia President Levy Mwanawasa in a 2004 column published in a privately owned newspaper.
Harare in Move to Spy on Citizens
Editorial by Nicole Fritz and Joshua Koltun in Business Day (South Africa)
Joshua Koltun receives James Madison Award for Legal Counsel from Society for Professional Journalists
Society for Professional Journalists (N.Cal)
Newspapers Appeal Gag Order
San Francisco Chronicle
The Chronicle and other newspapers have asked the state Supreme Court to review a judge’s sweeping gag order in a Vallejo child kidnapping case.
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Spiritual Group’s Attempt to Unmask Online Critics Goes South
Technology and Marketing Law Blog
Thoughtful commentary on November 9 decision in the Art of Living Foundation case.
Technology and Marketing Law Blog