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Journalist Bloggers Winning Freedom Of Information Court Case Against City Reaffirms Journalist Bloggers Rights

Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen


SUMMARY: The Court of Appeals for the 9th U.S. Circuit has created a precedent in partly reversing a lower court’s judgment in a defamation suit, which held that the bloggers and citizen journalists are at par with the professional journalists. The 9th Circuit further said that the liability for a defamatory blog post involving a matter of public concern cannot be imposed without proof of fault and actual damages.
The Court of Appeals for the 9th U.S. Circuit has created a precedent in partly reversing a lower court’s judgment in a defamation suit. It held that in defamation suits, bloggers and citizen journalists are at par with the professional journalists. The legal standards for judging their actions should be the same in relation to the First Amendment. 

We see that consistency in Arkansas' Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen's ruling in favour of two journalist bloggers, Russ Racop and Chief Ean Bordeaux. They operate several investigative journalist blogs under the "Snarky Media Group", a syndicated online news network.; investigative blogs like "Bad Government in Arkansas", "Bad City of Little Rock" and "Corruption Sucks". 

According to Mr. Racop and Chief Bordeaux, on behalf of the people, they filed a denial of rights lawsuit against the city of Little Rock for refusing to recognize them as journalists and refusing to release the ID photos of all City of Little Rock Police officers, excluding undercover cops. 

Well, the law has spoken clearly, again. Journalist bloggers are entitled to the same rights, privileges and professional decorum afforded any other so-called professional journalist, indeed.

Let's take a look at Judge Griffen's case notes...

06/29/2018
09:45 AM JUDGE NOTE
Entry: FOIA hearing. Russell Racop appears pro se. Alex Betton, Caleb Garcia, and Rick Hogan appear for dft Kenton Buckner. Kenton Buckner was not present, despite having been sworn. Court inquired concerning absence of Buckner. Betton reported that Buckner is on a family vacation outside Arkansas (see affidavit of Buckner in 60CV-18-894, Joshua Glass v. City of Little Rock and City of Little Rock Police Department). Testimony from Lt. Michael Ford (LRPD Information Officer), Chief Ean Bordeaux (online blogger), Sgt. J. B. Stephens; and Russell Racop. Arguments presented. Judgment for plaintiff on FOI request for photographs of all non-undercover LRPD officers. Requested photographs ordered to be presented by 4 PM this date, with notice to be given Court and opposing side.

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