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The article focuses on Prince Harry facing a setback in his legal battle against Britain's tabloids as a high court rejects his bid to involve Rupert Murdoch in allegations regarding the digging up of personal details by Murdoch's London papers, emphasizing the need for proportionate legal actions.

The article reports on the disputes between universities and student newspapers in the U.S. over the transparency of sexual assault cases. Topics discussed include lawsuit filed by the University of Kentucky against campus newspaper "The Kentucky Kernel," remarks from University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, and information on the sexual assault case against entomology professor, James Harwood.

The article reports on the released U.S. court document which states that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew the involvement of his former assistant Jerry Sandusky on child abuse. Topics discussed include the issue on reimbursement of the settlement with the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance, the several professionals who knows the scandal of the former coach, and the convincing deposition on the case involving Paterno, according to the victim's lawyer.

The article discusses entrepreneur Aaron Kushner's management of "The Orange County Register" newspaper, which is owned by Kushner's Freedom Communications media company, highlighting a lawsuits and problems facing Kushner. Topics addressed include Kushner's decision to resign as publisher of the "Orange County Register," as well as lawsuits filed by the "The Los Angeles Times" newspaper and other parties against Kushner for allegedly failing to make various payments.

The article reports on the conviction of a 52-year-old nanny Yoselyn Ortega for killing the 6-year-old Lucia Krim and the 7-year-old Leo Krim in the bathtub of the family's apartment wherein the nanny show regrets for killing the children.

The article reports on the plan of some people to file legal action against filmmaker and actor Sacha Baron Cohen after getting pranked as part of Cohen's television series "Who Is America?" Topics cited include resignation of Jason Spencer as state legislator in Georgia after Cohen convinced him to yell racial epithets, release papers signed by prank victims to indemnify Cohen and his producers from legal claims, and anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation statutes in 28 states.

The article discusses "The Las Vegas Review-Journal's" experience of editorial interference when a long-running lawsuit article against the paper's new owner billionaire Sheldon G. Adelson was cut in half by top editors as of May 23, 2016. Topics discussed include his purchase of the paper as financial investment, and some journalists' departure from it due to a strained work environment. Also noted is the reality that the owner's interests have to be protected because bills have to be paid.

The article reports that court papers filed by Brooklyn, New York resident Alexina Simon as part of a federal lawsuit have shown that material witness warrants have been misused by the district attorney's office in Queens in New York City.

The article reports that Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the accused Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, has filed court papers before the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, New York City questioning the legality of his extradition case.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one regarding the mass shooting at a gay nightclub located in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016, "PayPal Founder Is Said to Bankroll Hulk Hogan Suit Against Gawker," in the May 25, 2016 issue, and "City's Fee on Plastic Bags Faces Scrutiny in Albany," in the June 8, 2016 issue.

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court case Impression Products v. Lexmark International, No. 15- 1189, which will decide whether Lexmark International, maker of toner cartridges for use in its printers, can use patent law to stop firms from refilling and selling the cartridges.