A New Challenge on the First Amendment

Free speech allows us to say what we want, but it does have its limits. A new case being heard by the New Hampshire Supreme Court brings the First Amendment to 2009; in question, whether media outlets can protect the identities of anonymous online commenters. It’s a case that with not only bring the First Amendment to posting sites, blogs and citizen journalists, but also see where they fit in today’s media landscape. We’ll look at this case and what it may mean to the future of online posting.

Guests

• Sheldon Toplitt, Media Law Instructor at Boston University, Attorney, and Author of the blog The Unruly of Law
• Clint Hendler, staff writer for the Columbia Journalism Review