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MEDIA COALITION is an association that defends the First Amendment right to produce and sell books, movies, magazines, recordings, DVDs, videotapes, and video games, and defends the American public's First Amendment right to have access to the broadest possible range of opinion and entertainment. NEWS CENTER • 10th Circuit Upholds Federal Law at Issue in U.S. v. Alvarez, Denies Protection for False Speech Updated:February 1, 2012 • Media Coalition Files Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Alvarez Updated:January 20, 2012 • Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Broadcast Indecency Case Updated:January 11, 2012 • Media Coalition Member ESA Celebrates "Historic" First Amendment Victory Updated:December 28, 2011 • Video: Third Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski on the First Amendment in the Information Age Updated:December 7, 2011 • Media Coalition Sends Memo to New Hamphshire Legislators on Video Games and the First Amendment Updated:November 4, 2011 • Third Circuit Throws Out Fine Imposed on CBS in "Wardrobe Malfunction" Case Updated:November 3, 2011 • Supreme Court to Decide Whether First Amendment Protects False Statements Updated:October 18, 2011 • Media Coalition Members File Motion for Summary Judgment in Utah Internet Censorship Case Updated:June 10, 2011 • Supreme Court Strikes Down California's Law Restricting Access to Video Games Updated:June 27, 2011
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Most Recent News: On January 20, Media Coalition filed an amicus brief, asking the Supreme Court to uphold the Ninth Circuit's ruling and strike down the Stolen Valor Act. The brief is signed by Media Coalition members American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Association of American Publishers, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Entertainment Merchants Association, and Freedom to Read Foundation. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, PEN American Center, Village Voice Media, and Writers Guild of America, West also signed on to the brief. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in U.S. v. Alvarez on February 22, 2012. History: U.S. v. Alvarez is a challenge to the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which criminalizes telling lies about military honors. The Supreme Court granted the government's petition for certiorari after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the law unconstitutional under the First Amendment and denied the government's petition for rehearing en banc. The government contends in its opening brief on the merits in the Supreme Court that falsely claiming to have earned a military medal or other honor demeans the value of such recognition. read moreUpdated: January 20, 2012 With the 2011 legislative session over, Media Coalition has archived here all of the bills it tracked in that period, with bill summaries and notes included. Media Coalition watched these bills closely but did not oppose them in memos because they were adequately amended, were not problematic to begin with, or were never assigned to a committee or brought up for a vote. Most recent news: On November 21, plaintiffs filed a brief in opposition to the state's motion for judgment on the pleadings and to dismiss on mootness. Utah filed on October 6 a motion for judment on the pleadings and a motion to dismiss for mootness. The following day, the state filed a reply to Media Coalition's response to the state's motion for summary judgment and motion to dismiss. This case is a challenge to a Utah law meant to restrict minors' access to sexual material on the Internet. The law would do so by creating a list of websites the Attorney General's office deems inclusive of harmful material. Due to the nature of blocking technology, ISPs would sometimes be required to restrict access to websites that are not included on the list and do not feature "harmful" material. read moreMost Recent News: A provision in New Hampshire S.B. 175 would expressly exempt video games from the bill's definition of "expressive works." Media Coalition on November 2 sent to the New Hampshire Senate Commerce Committee a letter outlining the reasons that S.B. 175 should not explicitly state that video games are not "expressive works," excluding them from a section that would exempt them from the bill's provisions. read more |
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