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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The News Media & The Law
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Vol. 24, No. 4
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In this issue:
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PREFERRED POSITION
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A long, steady slide back to secrecy
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 Prior Restraints & Secret Courts |
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COVER STORY
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Secret settlements: hiding defects, hurting the public
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CALIFORNIA
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Simpson loses bid to block miniseries
(Simpson v. Schiller)
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Newsgathering |
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ANALYSIS
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Organizers limit access to sporting events
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IDAHO
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FBI agents pose as photographers during Aryan Nation trial
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ROUNDUP
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Covering protests ties journalists in with convention arrests
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SECOND CIRCUIT
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Staged "perp walks" constitute unreasonable search and seizure
(Lauro v. Charles)
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GEORGIA
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Judge finds constitutional flaws in city plan to regulate newspaper sales at Hartsfield International Airport
(Atlanta Journal and Constitution v. City of Atlanta Department of Aviation)
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Libel & Privacy |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Editorial on transportation company ruled ‘opinion’
(Guilford Transp. Ind., Inc. v. Wilner)
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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High court to hear wiretapping case with significant effect on news media
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FIRST CIRCUIT
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Dismissal of Washington lobbyist’s libel suit against book author upheld on appeal
(Gray v. St. Martin’s Press)
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Confidentiality |
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ANALYSIS
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When reporters get too close to their sources
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NEW JERSEY
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Rabbi murder defendant denied request to reporter’s notes
(In re Subpoena Issued to Nancy Phillips; State v. Neulander)
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COLORADO
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Reporter’s privilege in place unless plaintiff shows ‘probably false’ statement
(Gordon v. Boyles)
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Reporter not liable for allegedly revealing source
(Steele v. Isikoff)
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Freedom of Information |
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THIRD CIRCUIT
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Megan’s Law rules bar release to news media
(Paul P. v. Farmer)
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ROUNDUP
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Ranchers want grazing permit information kept confidential
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ROUNDUP
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Five more states & D.C. put open records laws to the test
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NEVADA
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Newspaper can see county cell phone records
(DR Partners v. The Board of County Commissioners of Clark County)
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MARYLAND
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Newspaper wins partial access to governor’s records
(Washington Post Co. v. Office of the Governor)
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DELAWARE
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Court says broad statistical response would invade someone’s privacy
(Gannett Co. v. Delaware Criminal Justice Information System)
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OHIO
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Contract to shred documents doesn’t trump records law
(The Dispatch Printing Company v. City of Columbus)
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MICHIGAN
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Union denied access to investigation records
(Kent Co. Deputy Sheriffs’ Assoc. v. Kent Co. Sheriff)
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Broadcasting & Copyright |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Marketing of violent entertainment appears twice on Senate committee’s schedule
(Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries)
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FLORIDA
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Former television reporter wins wrongful termination claim
(Steve Wilson and Jane Akre v. New World Communications of Tampa)
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ROUNDUP
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Congress considers camera bills; state courts open doors
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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NOAA sets new space sensing regulations
(Interim Final Rule, Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems)
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OPEN & SHUT
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Open & Shut
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CITES
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Sources & Citations
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