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SHFL Entertainment Inc (formerly Shuffle Master Inc) v TCS John Huxley (Pty) Ltd and another [2014] 1 All SA 355 (GNP)

Country
  • South Africa
Decision Date
Oct 23, 2103
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Upheld
Keywords
  • Intellectual Property
Judicial Body
Administrative Court
Case Law
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FGX v. Gaunt

Country
  • United Kingdom
Decision Date
Feb 27, 2023
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Monetary Damages/Fines
Keywords
  • Pornography
  • Privacy
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Lafferty v. Jones

Country
  • United States
Decision Date
Nov 10, 2022
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Monetary Damages/Fines
Keywords
  • Disinformation
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Gašić v. KRIK, Dojčinović and Vojinović

Country
  • Serbia
Decision Date
Oct 4, 2022
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Monetary Damages/Fines
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Neetu Singh v. Telegram

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Aug 30, 2022
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Motion Granted
Keywords
  • Intellectual Property
  • Privacy
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) & 3 Ors v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

Country
  • ECOWAS
Decision Date
Jul 14, 2022
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissibile
  • Dismissed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Access to Information Granted
  • Administrative Measures/Administrative Sanctions to Protect FoE
  • Blocking or filtering of information, Monetary Damages/Fines
  • ICCPR Violation
  • Injunction or Order Granted
Keywords
  • Electronic Media
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Press
  • Media/Press
  • Social Media
  • Website Blocking
Judicial Body
Sub Regional African Courts
Case Law
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E.TV (Pty) Limited and Others v. Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies and 11 Others

Country
  • South Africa
Decision Date
Jun 28, 2022
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissibile
  • Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Administrative Measures/Administrative Sanctions to Restrict FoE
  • Other
Keywords
  • Media/Press
  • Telecommunications Regulation
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) & 2 others v Attorney General & 2 others; Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Interested Party)

Country
  • Kenya
Decision Date
Apr 4, 2022
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissibile
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Granted
  • Other
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Discrimination
  • Elections
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Milan Savić v. Insajder tim doo Beograd (Informer)

Country
  • Serbia
Decision Date
Sep 2, 2021
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
  • Affirmed Lower Court
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Upheld
Keywords
  • Defamation
Judicial Body
Appellate Court
Case Law
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Unwanted Witness-Uganda & Tumuhimbise Norman v. Attorney General

Country
  • Uganda
Decision Date
Apr 27, 2021
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissibile
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Judgment in Favor of Defendant
  • Other
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Access to Internet
  • Censorship
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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The Case of RTVBN d.o.o

Country
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Decision Date
Oct 14, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
  • Motion Granted/Motion Denied
  • Reversed Lower Court
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Press
  • Media/Press
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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Amnesty International Togo and Ors v. The Togolese Republic

Country
  • Togo
Decision Date
Jun 25, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Granted
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Public Order
Judicial Body
Sub Regional African Courts
Case Law
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Nunes v. Twitter, Inc.

Country
  • United States
Decision Date
Jun 24, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Denied
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Francis Kwarteng Arthur & C.A. Vanderpuye Memorial VS. Vodafone Ghana Limited, Scancom Plc (Mtn Ghana), Kelnigvg Limited, The National Communication Authority & The Attorney-General

Country
  • Ghana
Decision Date
Jun 23, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissibile
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Declaratory Relief
  • Injunction or Order Granted
Keywords
  • Data protection
  • Personal Data
  • Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Foundation of Media Professionals v. Union Territory of J&K (for the restoration of 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir)

Country
  • India
Decision Date
May 11, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Denied
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
  • Other
Keywords
  • Constitution
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Case Law
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Foundation for Media Professionals v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Country
  • India
Decision Date
May 11, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Case Law
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Ashutosh Dubey v. Netflix, Inc.

Country
  • India
Decision Date
May 5, 2020
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
Keywords
  • Satire/Parody
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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President Jair Messias Bolsonaro vs. Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)

Country
  • Brazil
Decision Date
Apr 30, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Access to Information Granted
Keywords
  • Access to Information
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Balu Gopalakrishnan v. State of Kerala and Ors.

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Apr 24, 2020
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Granted
Keywords
  • Anonymity
  • COVID-19
  • Data Protection and Retention
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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Twitter, Inc. v. Barr

Country
  • United States
Decision Date
Apr 17, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Denied
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
Keywords
  • Constitution
  • Freedom of Expression
  • National Security
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Vetticad and Dorsey v. State of Rajasthan

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Apr 7, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Other
Keywords
  • Religion
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Khan v. State of West Bengal

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Apr 1, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Granted
  • Provisional Measures/Precautionary Measures for those who Exercise FoE
Keywords
  • Public Order
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump (Rehearing)

Country
  • United States
Decision Date
Mar 23, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Case Law
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Alok Srivastava v. India

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Mar 21, 2020
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Other
Keywords
  • Disinformation
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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Gqubele-Mbeki v. Economic Freedom Fighters

Country
  • South Africa
Decision Date
Jan 24, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Monetary Damages/Fines
  • Rectification or Reformation Order/Order to Publish a Correction
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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Bhasin v. Union of India

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Jan 10, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Declaratory Relief
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Public Order
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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The Case of Wikimedia Foundation Inc. and Others

Country
  • Turkey
Decision Date
Dec 26, 2019
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Reversed and Remanded
Keywords
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • National Security
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Case Law
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State of Minnesota v. Casillas

Country
  • United States
Decision Date
Dec 23, 2019
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Reversed Lower Court
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
Keywords
  • Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images
Judicial Body
Appellate Court
Case Law
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Banashree Gogoi v. Union of India

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Dec 19, 2019
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Granted
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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CasaPound v. Facebook

Country
  • Italy
Decision Date
Dec 12, 2019
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Granted
Keywords
  • Hate Speech
  • Incitement of Hatred
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Law
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