Ninth Circuit Victory News and Article Archives

US bloggers get journalist protection Fudzilla - ‎Jan 20, 2014‎ In 2011 Crystal Cox lost a defamation trial in 2011 over a blog post she wrote accusing a bankruptcy trustee and Obsidian Finance Group of tax fraud. The lower court judge had found that Obsidian did not have to prove that Cox acted negligently because ... Chalk one up for free speech Beaufort Observer - ‎Jan 19, 2014‎ Crystal L. Cox, a blogger from Eureka, Mont., was sued for defamation by Bend attorney Kevin Padrick and his company, Obsidian Finance Group LLC, after she made posts on several websites she created accusing them of fraud, corruption, ... Appeals court rules bloggers have same speech protections as journalists Boing Boing - ‎Jan 19, 2014‎ A Ninth Circuit Appeals court has overturned a lower-court decision that said that bloggers weren't entitled to the same free speech protection as journalists. The case involved a 2011 blog post by Crystal Cox in which she alleged that a firm had engaged in ... Supreme Court Sets Precedent Protecting Blogger with Same Freedom of ... Hot Hardware - ‎Jan 19, 2014‎ In what amounts to a victory for bloggers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that Crystal Cox, a blogger, is protected by the same free speech rights as a traditional journalist and therefore can't be held liable for defamation unless it's ... On free speech and blogging: The First Amendment applies to everyone, not just ... GigaOM - ‎Jan 19, 2014‎ When Montana blogger Crystal Cox lost her defamation case in 2011, the decision was greeted by a chorus of cheers from journalists, who were quick to argue that Cox wasn't a journalist in any real sense of the word, and therefore didn't deserve any ... Bloggers get First Amendment protection Stuff.co.nz - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ Crystal L Cox, a blogger from Eureka, Montana, now living in Port Townshend, Washington, was sued for defamation by Bend attorney Kevin Padrick and his company, Obsidian Finance Group LLC, after she made posts on several websites she created ... US Court : Bloggers deserve freedom of the press protection Real Lawyers Have Blogs (blog) - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ A bankruptcy trustee and Obsidian Finance Group sued a Crystal Cox for defamation over a 2011 blog post she wrote accusing them of tax fraud. A lower court found that because Cox failed to prove she was a journalist she was not entitled to the same ... All Bloggers Protected By 1st Amendment Rules Federal Appeals Court Examiner.com - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ It appears that Crystal L. Cox used several of her online sites to blog about the Oregon financial company Obsidian Finance Group LLC. She accused the company of engaging in, “fraud, corruption, money-laundering and other illegal activities,” reported Fox ... Federal court: First Amendment protects bloggers just like journalists The Global Dispatch - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ Writing on several websites she created, blogger Crystal Cox accused them of fraud, corruption and other misconduct. “Cox apparently has a history of making similar allegations and seeking payoffs in exchange for retraction,” the court said. A district court in ... Court of Appeals Reconfirms that Bloggers have First Amendment Rights Slyck - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ Thus begins our story of Ms. Crystal Cox, Internet blogger who posted articles on her now defunct bankruptcycorruption.com blog, accusing two bankruptcy officers "of fraud, corruption, money-laundering, and other illegal activities in connection with the ... Court: Bloggers Have Same First Amendment Protections as Traditional ... The Slatest (blog) - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ In a ruling that may come as a surprise to many bloggers who probably didn't even realize this was even a question, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Crystal Cox, a blogger who had lost a defamation lawsuit in 2011 over a blog post ... Court rules bloggers the same as journalists in defamation cases American Thinker (blog) - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ One of the firm's principals was appointed as the bankruptcy trustee to a company that had misappropriated client funds, and the woman, Crystal Cox, accused him and his company, Obsidian Finance Group, of impropriety in advising the bankrupt firm in a ... Bloggers, public have First Amendment protection – US court RT - ‎Jan 18, 2014‎ In 2011, Crystal Cox, a blogger from Montana was sued by attorney Kevin Padrick and his company, Obsidian Finance Group LLC, following her posts disclosing the alleged fraud, corruption, money-laundering and other criminal activities carried out by ... Court ruling helps bloggers in libel cases San Francisco Chronicle - ‎Jan 17, 2014‎ The court said the trial judge wrongly told jurors that a false statement, by itself, was grounds for damages, and that they didn't have to decide whether the blogger, Crystal Cox, was negligent or whether the trustee or his company had suffered financial harm. 9th Circuit to bloggers: You're all journalists now, kinda sorta Los Angeles Times - ‎Jan 17, 2014‎ Citizen journalists on the West Coast may not want to consider Crystal Cox a member of their grass-roots club, but she has done them a considerable favor. Cox, who describes herself as an "investigative blogger," ran into legal trouble after publishing a series ... Court of Appeals says bloggers may enjoy same free speech protections as ... Talking New Media - ‎Jan 17, 2014‎ The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled today that a blogger should enjoy the same free speech protections as a journalist, and ruled that the blogger, Crystal Cox, deserved a retrial on her defamation case. “As the Supreme Court has ... Blogger's Speech Rights Championed in the 9th Courthouse News Service - ‎Jan 17, 2014‎ The federal appeals court in Portland granted a new trial to blogger Crystal Cox, against whom a jury awarded a $2.5 million judgment in 2011 over her blog post accusing the Obsidian Finance Group and its co-founder Kevin Padrick of various illegal ... Bloggers Get First Amendment Protections in Defamation Lawsuits Hollywood Reporter - ‎Jan 17, 2014‎ In a defamation case against Crystal Cox, a district court judge said they couldn't. On Friday, the appeals court rejected that assessment. In a blog post, Cox accused Obsidian Finance Group and its co-founder Kevin Padrick of committing tax fraud while ... First Amendment Doesn't Distinguish Between Bloggers and Press, Court Says Wall Street Journal (blog) - ‎Jan 17, 2014‎ The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Montana blogger Crystal Cox, whom a jury found liable for defaming an investment firm and one of its lead partners. Ms. Cox, in her appeal, didn't dispute the jury's finding that fraud and other ...