When it comes to Californians’ right to fairly access our justice system, few things are more maddening than learning that ...

The state Supreme Court reaffirmed that journalists who fairly and accurately use information from court documents and proceedings are protected against libel lawsuits. Oct. 25, 2004 — An accurate ...

Grappling with a critical shortage of court reporters, the chief judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court system issued an order Thursday, Sept. 5, allowing electronic recording in some proceedings ...

Court reporters are responsible for creating an exact record of what was said during hearings, depositions and trials. Not having a court reporter present in court means there is no verbatim, written ...

Determining whether a statement is a fact or opinion can make or break a defamation claim. Recently, two courts — the high court in Massachusetts and a federal district court in Virginia — dismissed ...

Successfully gaining access to public information can take a lot of time, leaving journalists at the mercy of the reporting agency. In celebration of Sunshine Week, Dennis Hetzel, ...

On behalf of the South Carolina Judicial Department, I’d like to offer some facts that were missing from your May 27 article about the shortage of court reporters.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that a SWAT team member must face First Amendment and battery claims from reporters he tear-gassed while they were covering public unrest ...