Media law cases 2022

What are the media rights in India?
The constitution of India protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
However, critics state that press freedom is restrained, and the government only encourages speech that supports it and the prevailing ruling party..
What is the social media law in Texas?
The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov.
Greg Abbott, allows state residents and the attorney general to sue large social media companies if they believe they were unfairly banned or censored from a platform.
A similar Florida law would penalize social media companies for blocking a politician's posts._{Sep 29, 2023}.
The right to free speech and expression which the press have includes the right not only to publish but also to circulate information and opinions.
Many cases including Romesh Thappar v State of Madras (1950) have held the freedom of circulation to be as essential as the freedom of publication.
The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov.
Greg Abbott, allows state residents and the attorney general to sue large social media companies if they believe they were unfairly banned or censored from a platform.
A similar Florida law would penalize social media companies for blocking a politician's posts._{Sep 29, 2023}

Are defamation lawsuits the most significant libel litigation ever?

But that’s what is happening with a series of recent defamation lawsuits against right-wing outlets that legal experts say could be the most significant libel litigation in recent memory.

Who ruled 5-4 in May 2022?

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in May 2022 to temporarily block the law, with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch being in favor of letting the law take effect.

Will the Supreme Court interpret Section 230?

“This could be a very big deal for internet law, because it’s the first time that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that would allow it to interpret Section 230,” said Jeff Kosseff, an associate professor at the United States Naval Academy who wrote a book about the protections.

Do lawyers root for the media to lose in court?

Spencer Platt/Getty Images The lawyers and First Amendment scholars who have made it their life’s work to defend the well-established but newly threatened constitutional protections for journalists don’t usually root for the media to lose in court

How did Section 230 affect social media?

Section 230 also helped enable the rise of huge social networks like Facebook and Twitter by ensuring that the sites did not assume new legal liability with every new tweet, status update and comment

Legal experts said that the court’s decision to explore whether the immunity conferred by the law has limits could have vast significance

What is media law?

Media Law: Cases, Materials and Commentary introduces the key concepts of media law and how to apply these theories in practice

It examines the basic principles underpinning areas of law that are most relevant to the media, including defamation, contempt of court, invasion of privacy, breach of confidentiality, and freedom of information

US abortion rights case

On June 30, 2022, a ten-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio, United States, traveled to Indiana to get an abortion because abortion law in Ohio did not provide an exception for minor children who became pregnant because of rape.
Her case drew national attention and commentary from public figures, due in part to its proximity to the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v.
Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v.
Wade and allowed states, including Ohio, to impose substantial limitations on abortion.

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region came into effect on 30 June 2020 after the imposition by the Chinese Government.
The list below shows cases concerning Hong Kong National Security, including those arrested or charged under the NSL, and other cases involving the operation of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force in spite of non-NSL suspected crimes.