Each week, the PNA legal team shares a question from a member and PNA’s response. Here are the most recent questions and answers.
Recent Questions
- Legal Hotline: Political AdvertisingQ: We are getting political ads from state and federal candidates. What should we be looking for? Election season means a surge in political ad inquiries — and publications that sell space have their own… Read more: Legal Hotline: Political Advertising
- Legal Hotline: Private Criminal Complaints Public AccessQ: I want to review a private criminal complaint, but the magisterial district judge (MDJ) is telling me I can’t have a copy until the district attorney approves it. When do private criminal complaints become… Read more: Legal Hotline: Private Criminal Complaints Public Access
- Legal Hotline: Political Advertising GuidelinesQ: What are some of the issues we need to consider when reviewing political advertising? A: Financing, required disclosures, timing, rates and defamation issues arise in the context of political advertising, and news media organizations… Read more: Legal Hotline: Political Advertising Guidelines