'AJR' Editor Promises Legal Support for Writer Named in Lawsuit
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Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Editor Rem Rieder of American Journalism Review said his publication would provide legal support for freelance writer Susan Paterno, whose story about the Santa Barbara News-Press prompted a libel suit from the paper this week.
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Â· Judge to be asked to approve largest award  Â· Agreement made shortly before costly civil trials
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Media & professional: Basic agreement reached over editorial independence but price yet to be settled.
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Â· Best-selling novelist fears for safety over web jibesÂ· Libel case defendant accused of 'jew hating'
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This week, heirs of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the âLord of the Ringsâ trilogy and âThe Hobbit,â and a group of publishers filed a lawsuit demanding at least $150 million from New Line Cinema.
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Do as I say, not as I do In a ruling on a trademark dispute, Judge Terence T. Evans of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals this week digressed from the normal pattern of appellate opinions to tell a story. It was a story about baseball. By the time it was over, Judge Evans had encouraged thousands of readers to infringe on Major League Baseball's broadcast copyright.â¦
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The lawyer for Judith Regan, whose plan to publish a book by O.J. Simpson called "If I Did It" ignited a firestorm of criticism, plans to sue HarperCollins for dismissing the publisher in breach of her contract, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Tuesday.
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The author of an "unauthorized tribute" to Clay Aiken is suing the "American Idol" singer, claiming he defamed her and conspired to stifle sales of her book.
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Jose Padilla, the American citizen who was held for more than three years as an enemy combatant, filed a lawsuit against a lawyer who helped provide the legal justifications for the episode.
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Lawyers for a former Army scientist once identified as "a person of interest" in the 2001 anthrax attacks want a judge to order journalists to identify law enforcement sources who leaked details about the investigation.
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Star Jones, the newly wed co-host of ABC-TV's "The View," has been sued for more than &#36;7,000 for work a gardener says he did on her Manhattan penthouse terrace to prepare it for an Architectural Digest photo layout.
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Two authors who unsuccessfully sued the publisher of &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; for copyright infringement have been given permission to challenge their defeat in court, court officials said Wednesday.
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Washington state&#39;s highest court has agreed to review a key issue in a contentious lawsuit that could determine whether Seattle continues to have two daily newspapers.
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Attorneys for the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape say they should be allowed to ask the NBA star about his sexual history as part of her civil lawsuit, according to court documents prepared Thursday.
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Lawyers for an Australian freed from Guantanamo Bay said they would seek compensation from police for allegedly tipping off the media about their client's address in Sydney.
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Jose Padilla, the American citizen who was held in military detention for more than three years as an enemy combatant, filed a lawsuit against a lawyer who helped provide the legal justifications for the episode.
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A judge ordered on Tuesday that  rights to O.J. Simpson&#39;s aborted book, &quot;If I Did It,&quot; be sold  at auction to help satisfy a civil judgment against the former  football star -- meaning the book could find its way into  stores.