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The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond (4th Cir.) affirmed today that Virginia election officials violated the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to release completed voter registration applications. The court found that once the applicants' social security numbers were redacted, their applications were "unquestionably" public under the law.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. (4th Cir.) recently heard arguments in one of the most significant press freedom cases in recent years. The court will be called on to determine whether James Risen, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times, will be required to testify against a former CIA analyst who is being prosecuted under the Espionage Act for divulging government secrets.
A federal appellate court heard arguments today in a case that may potentially be one of the most significant rulings on a reporter's privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of confidential sources and other information obtained during the newsgathering process.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., (4th Cir.) ordered a lower court yesterday to reconsider several of Rosetta Stone’s claims against Google over the search engine's use of trademarks in its web advertising platform.
Department of Justice attorneys have filed an unopposed motion to close to the public parts of the upcoming oral argument concerning the Espionage Act prosecution of former CIA analyst Jeffrey Sterling and the related subpoena of New York Times reporter James Risen.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond (4th Cir.) today ruled that out-of-state records requesters have no right to receive public records from Virginia agencies. Out-of state news organizations may submit requests, but only if they have circulation in Virginia. Likewise, only radio and television stations broadcasting in or into the state can seek state records.
Reporters Committee surprised by decision restricting Va. government info to residents
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today expressed surprise and disappointment at the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond (4th Cir.) upholding the constitutionality of a Virginia law that restricts access to state records to people who live there.
Urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to hold that Virginia voting applications are subject to the public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act.
Voter registration applications are public records under federal law that cannot be withheld from release simply because of an arbitrary promise of secrecy by state officials, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press argued in a friend-of-the-court brief filed today.
Federal prosecutors appealed on Wednesday a federal district court judge's decision to limit the scope of a New York Times reporter's testimony in the trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information.
The prosecution's appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. (4th Cir.), further delays the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, which was scheduled to start Monday.
Amicus brief in Project Vote/Voting for America v. Long
Urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to hold that Virginia voting applications are subject to the public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act.