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—Professor Jane Kirtley discussed WCCO TV's decision to pull a political advertisement sponsored by a Super PAC, which congressional candidate Chip Cravaack claims defamed him. Kirtley explained that although…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on WCCO radio's "News and Views" show, hosted by Roshini Rajkumar. Kirtley and Rajkumar discussed two recent Minnesota state Supreme and appeals court tort cases arising from…
—Professor Jane Kirtley participated in three sessions at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference in Chicago. Kirtley appeared on two panels discussing using law and legal…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Politico article about bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing and punishing unauthorized disclosure of "national intelligence or intelligence related" information by…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by American Journalism Review in an article about SCOTUSblog, founded in 2002 by Supreme Court litigators, with reporting by veteran journalist Lyle Denniston, and funded by…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a member of the "Media Panel" on Twin Cities Public Television's "Almanac." Among other topics, she discussed the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the broadcast indecency case, FCC v. Fox…
—Professor Jane Kirtley took part in a panel discussion, "Media Law Reform 2.0: Advancing Press Freedom and Independent Media Around the World." She described some of the perennial threats to free press in emerging…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed for the MinneCulture audio documentary about a 1931 Supreme Court decision, "Near v. Minnesota: How a local rag ignited a landmark First Amendment firestorm." The…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times story about how journalists might avoid arrest when covering the Republican National Convention in Tampa this summer. She attributed arrests in St. Paul…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press story about Amy Senser's counsel subpoenaing KARE-11 TV's raw footage of interviews with jury members. Kirtley discussed how the Minnesota state…
—Professor Jane Kirtley moderated a panel, "Toto, We're Not in Kansas ... But Google Is!: What happens when technology, big business, and individual rights collide," at the 25th Annual Media and the Law Seminar in…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed for 5 Eyewitness News on KSTP TV. Kirtley discussed a proposed bill that would make public details of investigations into public officials, including details of severance…