Banco Nacionale de Mexico v. Narco News Case Archive
- 20011210_eff_pr.html
- EFF Media Release: NY Supreme Court
Rules Online Coverage Protected Speech - Praises Electronic
Frontier Foundation Court Brief. San Francisco - The Supreme
Court of New York agreed with EFF Dec. 5 that online
journalists have the same First Amendment protections as
offline journalists, and dismissed a case seeking to hold
Narconews.com liable for defamation for its coverage of
trafficking claims against the president of Banamex, the
Banco Nacionale de Mexico. (Dec. 10, 2001)
- 20011205_decision.html
- New York court Decision and Order for
defendants and against plaintiffs, in Banco Nacionale de Mexico v. Narco
News et al. the court rejects BNM's attempt at
"forum-shopping". [NOTE: Though titled the Supreme Court of
New York for the district in question, the court is actually the
equivalent of the superior court in most states, and roughly the state
equivalent of a federal district court.] (Dec. 5, 2001)
- 20011205_decision.pdf
- New York court Decision and Order for
defendants and against plaintiffs, in Banco Nacionale de Mexico v. Narco
News et al. the court rejects BNM's attempt at
"forum-shopping". [NOTE: Though titled the Supreme Court of
New York for the district in question, the court is actually the
equivalent of the superior court in most states, and roughly the state
equivalent of a federal district court.] (Dec. 5, 2001)
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- 20010716_eff_amicus.html
- Electronic Frontier Foundation Amicus Curiae
Brief, in Banco Nacional de Mexico v. Narco News. In this case the EFF
explores two issues; 1. the ability of plaintiffs to forum shop
abusively and 2. the freedom of online journalists to republish articles
on the Internet. EFF opposes ability of plaintiffs "forum shop" even if
they have already lost the case elsewhere. (July 16, 2001)
- 20010712_eff_narconews_pr.html
- EFF Media Relase: New York - The
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has urged a New York state court
to respect Mexican court rulings that have disallowed lawsuits against
independent journalist Al Giordano for publishing allegations of drug
trafficking by Banco Nacional de Mexico President Roberto Hernandez
Ramirez. (July 12, 2001)