The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2012
Cases
Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 282 (4th Cir. 2000)....................... 30
Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 288 (4th Cir. 2000)....................... 30
Bartnicki v. Vopper,...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2012
Answers are not meant to be relied upon as legal advice specific to any reader’s situation, but are for informational purposes to help journalists understand how the law affects their...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2012
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Monte Finklestein has the fourth oldest unfulfilled FOIA request among federal agencies. In 1993, history professor submitted a request for Allied troop movements...
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May 1, 2012
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Johnny King, whose 12-year career as an electrical technician ended with a drug arrest and conviction, looks out a window in Chicago. King’s arrest for a nonviolent...
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May 1, 2012
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Jami Cash, daughter of dead coal miner Michael Elswick, attends a memorial for the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine on April 2010...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2012
As of May, five states have laws on the books designed to curb the undercover photography or recording of farm animals or agricultural activities or facilities. Three other states are...
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February 1, 2012
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Former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky walks past the media on Jan. 22.
Last fall, a grand jury indicted former Pennsylvania State University football coach...
The News Media & The Law
February 1, 2012
No need here to rehash the debate over whether the U.S. Supreme Court got it right in Citizens United. But it frequently seems necessary to remind ardent opponents of the decision exactly to what...
The News Media & The Law
February 1, 2012
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A group of US Marines march in a parade honoring Japanese American WWII veterans on Dec. 17 in Honolulu. The parade honored members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, the...
The News Media & The Law
February 1, 2012
AP Photo by Rick Bowmer
Nathan Nicholson, right, speaks to reporters while his defense attorney Gerald M. Needhan looks on. Nicholson’s father, an imprisoned spy, is under special...
