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    Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
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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.

    Temporary restraining order

    A short-term remedy available to lawsuit parties who can convince a judge they will suffer immediate irreparable harm unless the court bars the harmful activity

    N.D. law banning campaigning on Election Day ruled unconstitutional

    Lilly Chapa | Prior Restraints | News | November 1, 2012
    Lilly Chapa
    News
    November 1, 2012

    A federal judge Wednesday banned the enforcement of a century-old statute that prevents North Dakota citizens from campaigning on Election Day, calling the law “archaic” and “unconstitutional.”

    Judge orders blogger to take down information about woman accused in hit-and-run case

    Emily Miller | Prior Restraints | News | July 5, 2012
    Emily Miller
    News
    July 5, 2012

    A Massachusetts district judge ordered a blogger to remove from his website all references to a woman who faced criminal charges related to a car accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. A hearing Monday will bring into question the constitutionality of the order, which some argue violates the First Amendment.