Elections and Politics

A Click is Worth a Thousand Words: Fourth Circuit Sees the Value of a "Like"

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its decision in Bland v.

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The Thankless Task of the Political Fact-Checker

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One overarching theme of the 2012 election season was a struggle with truth. Both campaigns were accused of serial falsehoods, and continuing to spread incorrect information after the truth was reported.

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Ballot Disclosure Laws: A First Amendment Anomaly

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Today, the Digital Media Law Project is launching a new guide to photography and filming at this year’s presidential election, Documenting the Vote 2012. This resource provides a wide range of information for all fifty states plus the District of Columbia, regarding laws that restrict the use of cameras in and around polling places (as well as other journalistic activities).

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Hipcheck16 Is No Turk 182 - But Anonymous Political Speech Is Sacred

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This one is a little disturbing.

Political Race Gets Nasty

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It's Election Time Again: CMLP Announces Updated Guide to Newsgathering at the Polls

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Voters head to the polls again on November 3 to cast their ballots in mayoral, city council, and even a handful of gubernatorial elections.  In addition, there are some important ballot measures up for consideration, like the referendum in Maine seeking repeal of the state's newly enacted statute legal

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I Can Clearly See You’re Nuts: ACORN’s Insane Civil Suit

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I'm pretty sure I can struggle my way out. First I'll just reach in and pull my legs out, now I'll pull my arms out with my face. – Homer J. Simpson, The Simpsons, Bart Gets An Elephant, 1F15

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Palin Threatens to Sue Blogger for Publishing Rumors of Investigation, Ensures Rumors Will Get Wide Attention

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Exercising one of the freedoms Americans celebrate on Independence Day -- the freedom to threaten an ill-conceived lawsuit -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin directed her lawyer to publish an open letter to Shannyn Moore, an Alaska blogger, radio personality, Huffington Post contributor, and frequent guest on MSNBC, threatening to file a defam

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Liberte, Egalite, Technologie: The French Resistance and the Anti-Piracy Campaign

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The music and motion picture industries suffered a setback in their global anti-piracy carpet-bombing campaign on June 10, when the French Conseil Constitutionnel struck down the internet-banning portions of the HADOPI law.

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Blogger Threatened Over Ballot Photo As 19th Century Laws Meet 21st Century Technology, Sensibility

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As noted in the Documenting Your Vote section of CMLP's Legal Guide, several states have laws prohibiting voters from displaying their ballots to someone else.

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