City boycott of newspaper does not violate publisher's constitutional rights: Oakland Council was not acting as regulator, court finds
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the lower court's decision in Alameda Newspapers, Inc. v. City of Oakland in finding that the city was acted as an ordinary consumer in participating in a boycott against the newspaper group. Oakland stopped advertising in the Oakland Tribune and ended 13 subscriptions in support of a labor boycott. The newspaper group argued that Oakland's actions were regulatory and were therefore preempted by federal labor law. In finding for Oakland, the Court described the city's actions as expressive and non-binding.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1996
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TV crew on 'ride-along' did not violate privacy rights
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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled in Parker v. Boyer that a reporter and cameraman that followed police into a private home to report on police activity were not acting in concert with the police. The resident of the home searched brought a civil rights action against both the police and the television station. The Court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment dismissing the claim against the station because the station was not a state actor and could not violate civil rights laws.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1996
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