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Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in the New York Sun in a story concering the subpoena of Washington Times reporter William Gertz, who has been asked to identify sources for a news story he wrote about…
Prof. Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, "Legal Ethical Issues Created by Today's 24/7 Sports Media World," at the Sports Lawyers Association 2008 annual conference in San Francisco. Other panelists included Lester…
Prof. Jane Kirtley criticized decisions to exclude media representatives, including bloggers, and their recording equipment from local endorsing conventions in a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "…
Affiliated faculty member Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times discussing measures taken in the prosecution of R&B star R. Kelly for child pornography in Chicago. The presiding judge…
Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in Dan Browning's article, "Secret criminal cases may at last see the light of day" in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Prof.
Prof. Jane Kirtley was interviewed by Channel 9 Fox News discussing St. Paul police using an administrative subpoena to obtain the telephone records of reporter Tom Lyden as part of an investigation…
Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in the Baltimore Sun, regarding the multi-million dollar verdict awarded by a federal jury to a father of a Marine killed in Iraq. The father brought suit against Westboro…
Prof. Kirtley was quoted in "Ridder ordered out as Star Tribune publisher," in the Pioneer Press. Discussing a decision by the Ramsey County District Court, Kirtley said that "the ruling was a…
Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in "Anonymous Blogger Gets Under the Skin of Democrats" in the Baltimore Sun. Prof. Kirtley discussed court rulings in libel cases arising out of anonymous political blogs. "The…
Prof. Jane Kirtley delivered lectures and conducted workshops on freedom of information in the Dominican Republic between July 16 and 18 under the auspices of the U.S. State Department's Franklin Center in Santo…
Prof. Jane Kirtley is quoted in "A Little Sunshine" in the July issue of Governing Magazine. The article discusses current trends in state open government laws. Prof. Kirtley observed that statutory language…
Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in "Small-Claims Victory Seen as Threat to Bloggers" in the July 5, 2007 PM Edition of the National Journal's Technology Daily. She discussed the significance of a recent…