The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
When the country’s head archivist David Ferriero is asked about the most modern problems plaguing federal records management, he likes to explain by telling the story of the first man who had...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
A recent series of open records requests for the email messages of public university professors has triggered a debate about the extent to which the right to academic freedom can coexist with the...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
When John Hoff mans his post on Guard Tower 6 at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, he often wonders what went wrong.
It’s not a terrorist, a vehicle-born improvised explosive device, or an...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
A journalist’s ability to interview sources about foreign and national security issues got a boost recently when a federal appellate court found that the U.S. government’s wiretapping of...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
By Kristen Rasmussen
Google’s self-stated mission “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” may apply with less force when it is the...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
“One day I can perform Shostakovich. Congress does something. The next day I can’t. Doesn’t that present a serious First Amendment problem?”
— Chief Justice John G....
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2011
Imagine a federal statute that could put teen idol Justin Bieber in prison for entertaining millions of fans via the Internet.
The proposed Commercial Felony Streaming Act would make some instances...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2011
From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 9.
The video starts silently, with white text on a black screen providing context to its depiction of the killing of 12 people in an...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2011
From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 14.
The National Archives and Records Administration in June officially released a complete, unredacted version of the Pentagon Papers...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2011
From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21.
Your federal Freedom of Information Act request may not actually be processed by a government employee.
With pressure for...
