Media Law

Publications

August 15, 2023 Article

Schutz and Harriman Author Article for MLRC on Mill's Veto of Constitutionally Fraught Legislation

Media Law Letter

November 6, 2019 Article

Open Courts Compendium: First Circuit

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

December 31, 2018 Article

Open Government Guide: Maine

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

December 31, 2018 Article

Reporters Privilege Compendium: Maine

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

May 24, 2018 Article

Primer on Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for U.S. Business

GDPR Alert

November 28, 2016

Maine Workers' Comp Alert: Appellate Division Addresses Distinction Between Employees Covered Under the Act and Volunteers

Workers' Compensation Alert

January 3, 2013 Article

Public Access to Judicial Proceedings and Records in Maine: Worth Protecting

February 6, 2012

What to do After a Data Breach: A Primer on Maine's Security Breach Law

March 30, 2011 Article

Open Government Compendium: Maine

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

January 1, 2008 Article

Reporters Privilege Compendium: Maine

Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press

Firm Highlights

Bangor Releases Unredacted Files on Effort to Close Homeless Encampment

Following a five-month effort by local media, represented by attorney Sigmund Schutz, chair of Preti Flaherty's Media Law Practice Group, the City of Bangor finally released unredacted records related to its attempts to close a...

Attorneys Sig Schutz, Ben Piper, Jon Piper, and Alex Harriman Selected by MLRC to Co-author Survey of Maine Libel Law

Preti Flaherty attorneys Sig Schutz, Ben Piper, Jon Piper, and Alex Harriman have been selected by the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) as co-authors of the forthcoming Maine Chapter of the 2022-2023 edition of...

Schutz and Harriman Author Article for MLRC on Mill's Veto of Constitutionally Fraught Legislation

In an article for the Media Law Resource Center's July 2023 Media Law Letter, Preti Flaherty attorneys Sig Schutz and Alex Harriman explore Gov. Janet Mills' recent veto of L.D. 1610, “An Act to Prohibit Campaign Spending...

Maine Media Organizations Oppose Foreign Electioneering Ban

Question 2 on Maine’s November ballot asserts that corporations owned or controlled by foreign governments do not have the same rights to political speech as companies here in the U.S. and that foreign governments should be prohibited...

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Wins Public Records Dispute with York County Jail