Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: David Samuel Muraskin , PUBLIC JUSTICE, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.
Sripriya Narasimhan , NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
ON BRIEF: Leslie A. Brueckner , PUBLIC JUSTICE, P.C., Oakland, California; Daniel K. Bryson , Jeremy Williams , WHITFIELD BRYSON & MASON LP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Matthew Liebman , ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, Cotati, California, for Appellants.
Josh Stein , Attorney General, Matthew W. Sawchak , Solicitor General, Kimberly D. Potter , Special Deputy Attorney General, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Alexander A. Reinert , BENJAMIN A. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, New York; Burton Craige , Paul E. Smith , PATTERSON HARKAVY LLP, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for Amici Alan Chen, Erwin Chemerinsky, Eric Fink, Justin Pidot, John F. Preis, and Alexander A. Reinert.
Bruce D. Brown , Caitlin Vogus , THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, Washington, D.C., for Amici The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, American Society of News Editors, Associated Press Media Editors, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, Association of American Publishers Incorporated, Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, The Charlotte Observer, First Amendment Coalition, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Gatehouse Media, LLC, Inter American Press Association, International Documentary Association, Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, Meredith Corporation, MPA — The Association of Magazine Media, National Press Photographers Association, The News & Observer, Pen America, Radio Television Digital News Association, Reporters Without Borders, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Incorporated, Society of Professional Journalists, Student Press Law Center, Tully Center for Free Speech, and WTVD Television, LLC. Kevin M. Goldberg , FLETCHER, HEALD & HILDRETH, PLC, Arlington, Virginia, for Amici American Society of News Editors and Association of Alternative Newsmedia.
Jonathan Bloom , WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP, New York, New York, for Amicus The Association of American Publishers, Inc.
Frank D. LoMonte , Director, THE BRECHNER CENTER FOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, Gainesville, Florida, for Amicus The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information.
David Snyder , FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION, San Rafael, California, for Amicus First Amendment Coalition.
Marcia Hofmann , FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION, San Francisco, California, for Amicus Freedom of the Press Foundation.
Polly Grunfeld Sack , SVP, General Counsel and Secretary, GATEHOUSE MEDIA, LLC, Pittsford, New York, for Amicus GateHouse Media, LLC. Joshua N. Pila , MEREDITH CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia, for Amicus Meredith Corporation.
James Cregan , Executive Vice President, MPA — THE ASSOCIATION OF MAGAZINE MEDIA, Washington, D.C., for Amicus MPA — The Association of Magazine Media.
Mickey H. Osterreicher , Buffalo, New York, for Amicus National Press Photographers Association.
Juan Cornejo , THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY, Sacramento, California, for Amici The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer.
Katherine Glenn Bass , PEN AMERICA, New York, New York, for Amicus PEN America.
Kathleen A. Kirby , WILEY REIN LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Radio Television Digital News Association.
Barry Faber , Executive Vice President/General Counsel, SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC., Hunt Valley, Maryland, for Amicus Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Bruce W. Sanford , Mark I. Bailen , BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Society of Professional Journalists.
Reversed and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.
