The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2010
From the Summer 2010 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 16.
Two newsroom searches last spring raised questions about why law enforcement chose to use a tactic that has been proscribed by...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2010
From the Summer 2010 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 22.
The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that a California police department had the right to search a sergeant’s text messages...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2010
From the Spring 2010 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 4.
When the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing in February with the provocative title: “Are Foreign Libel Lawsuits...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2009
From the Fall 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 9.
Being a member of the news media has its advantages when it comes to the Freedom of Information Act. Individuals and organizations...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2009
From the Fall 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 15.
A federal appeals court will decide how transparent last year’s unprecedented taxpayer-funded bailout will be when it...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2009
From the Fall 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 26.
When the Department of Homeland Security revised its policies last summer on how border agents should handle laptop computer...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2009
From the Fall 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29.
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Bloomberg, L.P. v. Bd. of Governors, WL 2599336 (S.D.N.Y. 2009), appealed, No. 09-4083 (2nd Cir. filed Sep. 30, 2009)...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2009
From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 4.
Compared with the rest of the American judicial system, juvenile courts operate under water, beneath varying layers of secrecy. It...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2009
From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 7.
By Caitlin Dickson
The idea that confidentiality is key to a delinquent child's rehabilitation may be undergoing scrutiny, but it'...
The News Media & The Law
August 1, 2009
From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29.
In the early morning hours of Feb. 3, a group of environmental activists entered the grounds of the Beetree Surface Mine near...