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Amanda Martin on “Sexting”: Just Don’t Do It
SMVT partner Amanda Martin was interviewed by WTVD news anchor Steve Daniels in connection with the station’s story about a young woman who sent her boyfriend a nude photo of herself and then was horrified when the boyfriend’s Marine Corps…
Read MoreAmanda Martin and Hugh Stevens speak at Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference
On February 25, 2011 SMVT partners Amanda Martin and Hugh Stevens participated in a conference on “Computer Assisted Reporting” sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (“IRE”). Mr. Stevens joined News & Observer reporter Andy Curliss and IRE General Counsel…
Read MoreSMVT Partner Amanda Martin Spoke at Festival of Legal Learning
Blogging, posting to social media sites such as Facebook, and scouring online sources for news have become active pastimes for many. In her talk — Social Media, Blogging and the News — Ms. Martin addressed the extent to which the…
Read MoreHugh Stevens Discusses Privacy Rights on North Carolina Public Radio’s “The State of Things”
SMVT partner Hugh Stevens was one of Frank Statio’s guests who talked about evolving concepts of privacy, and their legal implications, on the January 26, 2011 edition of “The State of Things.” Click here to listen to the broadcast.
Read MoreSealed Warrants Opened
SMVT partner Amanda Martin represented five media organizations who sought access to more than 40 search warrants that had been sealed in the investigation into the death of Zahra Baker, a disabled 10-year-old girl whose dismembered body was discovered in…
Read MoreSMVT Media Clients File Public Records Suit Against UNC-CH Officials
On October 29, 2010 SMVT attorneys Hugh Stevens, Amanda Martin and Mike Tadych filed a public records suit on behalf of eight of the firm’s media clients against four key officials of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:…
Read MoreHugh Stevens featured in The Daily Tar Heel’s report on UNC First Amendment Day
In an interview with The Daily Tar Heel, SMVT partner Hugh Stevens reviewed some of the history of First Amendment issues at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. To read the newspaper’s story, click here.
Read MoreVance County Superior Court: Motion to Quash Subpoena Seeking the Identities of Anonymous Bloggers
NORTH CAROLINA: VANCE COUNTY: THOMAS S. HESTER, JR., Plaintiff, v. JANE OR JOHN DOE a/k1a “BEAUTIFUL DREAMER” AND/OR “CONFUSED,””FATBOY”. et ai., Defendants. IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 10-CVS- 361 ORDER Re: MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA THIS…
Read MoreBaseball League Strikes Out Against SMVT Partner Hugh Stevens
SMVT partner Hugh Stevens recently defended a Stetson University baseball player, his summer amateur team, and a Virginia non-profit “wood bat” baseball league against a for-profit North Carolina league that sought an order restraining the player from engaging in any…
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