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    Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.

    Arbitration

    A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the lawsuit parties authorize a neutral third party or panel to decide the outcome of their dispute

    Reporters Committee lauds federal court's ruling that secret Del. court arbitration is unconstitutional

    Press Release | August 30, 2012
    August 30, 2012
    Reporters Committee lauds federal court's ruling that secret Del. court arbitration is unconstitutional

    A federal judge in Delaware stood up for the right to be informed about important disputes that may affect public health and safety Thursday when she declared unconstitutional state court rules that allow blanket confidentiality in private arbitration proceedings and records.

    Delaware Coalition for Open Government, Inc. v. The Delaware Court of Chancery et al.

    January 20, 2012
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    The Delaware Coalition for Open Government brought a lawsuit in federal court against the Delaware Chancery Court, its judges and the state challenging as facially unconstitutional Chancery Court rules that allow blanket confidentiality in private arbitration proceedings and records, including court-supervised settlement agreements.