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LEGISLATIONLITIGATIONREPORTSNEWSABOUTFOUNDATIONSelect Page THE MEDIA COALITION is an association that protects the First Amendment rights of producers and distributors of books, movies, magazines, recordings, home video, and video games, and defends the American public’s First Amendment right to have access to the broadest possible range of information, opinion and entertainment.latest | LegislationTennessee House Bill 2294latest | LitigationPorco v. LifetimeSUPPORT MEDIA COALITION'S WORKTO PROTECT FREE SPEECHHelp defend the First Amendment by making a contribution to the Media Coalition Foundation. The Foundation builds upon Media Coalition's crucial work in litigation and public education.Contributions to Media Coalition Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.DONATE NOW »other recent work Minnesota v. CasillasSome members of Media Coalition and other organizations filed an amicus brief in the Minnesota Supreme Court urging the court to uphold the decision of the Minnesota appellate court striking down the state’s law barring the distribution of certain images without consent.Read MoreAustin v. IllinoisThe U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari seeking review of the Illinois Supreme Court ruling upholding the state’s law making it a crime to distribute nude images of a person if the publisher knew or should have known that the person in the image did not consent to the publication.Read MoreMissouri Senate Bill 733S.B. 733 would require internet service providers to block their customers’ access to depictions — and possibly descriptions — of nudity and sexual activity.Read MoreNew Hampshire House Bill 1157H.B. 1157 would require any “New Hampshire news media organization” to update, retract or correct any story published to the internet concerning a criminal proceeding brought against a specific person if the person was subsequently found not guilty, acquitted, or the charges were dismissed.Read MoreOklahoma Senate Bill 864S.B. 864 is a mandatory filtering bill that would bar anyone from manufacturing, distributing, or selling any product that makes content accessible on the internet from doing business in the state unless the product has active and operating “digital blocking capability” that blocks access to obscene material.Read MoreNew York Assembly Bill 5605-A and Senate Bill 5959-AA.B. 5605 and S.B. 5959 would create a right of publicity for the life of a person plus 40 years after their death. It would bar the use of a person’s name, portrait or picture, voice, or signature (collectively, their persona) without written consent in advertising or for the purposes of trade (or fundraising).Read More Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress .et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_row_0.et_pb_row{padding-top:50px!important;padding-right:100px!important;padding-bottom:25px!important;padding-left:100px!important;padding-top:50px;padding-right:100px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:100px}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_0{font-size:20px}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_row_1.et_pb_row{padding-top:25px!important;padding-bottom:50px!important;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:50px}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_2.et_pb_text,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_7.et_pb_text,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_2 h1,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_7 h1,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_1 h1,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_1.et_pb_text{color:#ce0000!important}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_2,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_1{font-weight:700;font-variant:small-caps;font-size:24px;margin-left:25px!important}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_featured_posts_slider_0,.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_featured_posts_slider_1{margin-right:25px;margin-left:25px}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_row_3.et_pb_row{padding-top:25px!important;padding-bottom:25px!important;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_image_0{text-align:left;margin-left:0}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_4{font-size:16px;padding-left:25px!important}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_5{font-size:12px;padding-left:25px!important}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_6{padding-left:25px!important}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_row_5.et_pb_row{padding-top:50px!important;padding-bottom:100px!important;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:100px}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_text_7{font-weight:700;font-variant:small-caps;font-size:30px;margin-left:25px!important}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_column_5{padding-left:25px}@media only screen and (max-width:980px){.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_image_0{text-align:center;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_image_0 .et_pb_image_wrap img{width:auto}}@media only screen and (max-width:767px){.et_extra_layout .et_pb_extra_column_main .et_pb_image_0 .et_pb_image_wrap img{width:auto}}.su-posts-default-loop h2.su-post-title { font-color: #ce0000; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;}.su-posts-default-loop .su-post-thumbnail { float: left; display: block; width: 100px; height: 100px; margin-right: 1em;margin-bottom: 75px;}