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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The News Media & The Law
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Vol. 26, No. 1
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The News Media & The Law
Winter 2002
Vanessa Leggett v. United States:
Will the contempt case against the aspiring author rewrite the book on the reporter's privilege?
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In this issue:
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 Cover Story |
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COVER STORY
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Branzburg revisited?
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COVER STORY
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Leggett’s case revives talk about shield law
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INTERVIEW
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Texas writer prepared to add to 168-day stint in jail
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Newsgathering |
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FEATURE
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Pentagon unmuzzles media
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GUEST COLUMN
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Editorial cartoonists return to satirical ways
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NEW YORK
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Pioneering New York Times journalist dies
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Newspapers battle newsrack ordinances
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ROUNDUP
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Journalists face arrests, obstacles after terrorist attacks
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Broadcasting & Copyright |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Trial of alleged terrorist spotlights camera issue
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Helicopter news flights hit and clear turbulence
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Lawmakers decry NBC’s decision to air liquor ads
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Freedom of Information |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Ashcroft’s FOI Act memo prompts concerns
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ROUNDUP
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Federal officials reign in public information after 9/11
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SIDEBAR
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‘InfraGard’ lets FBI disclose sensitive information to select few
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ROUNDUP
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States also limit access in wake of 9/11
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NEW JERSEY
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Acting governor signs sweeping access reform law
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Journalists, historians say lawsuit, congressional hearing helped dislodge Reagan papers
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ROUNDUP
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More state groups conduct audits on openness laws
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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High court takes on second federal privacy case over education records
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Confidentiality |
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MINNESOTA
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Reporter faces $200-a-day penalty for refusing to disclose sources
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RHODE ISLAND
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Radio talk-show host refuses to identify confidential sources to special prosecutor
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Prior Restraints & Secret Courts |
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NEW JERSEY
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Newspaper, magazine ignore order to stay away from Neulander jurors
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SIDEBAR
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Anatomy of Neulander judge’s gag on media
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ROUNDUP
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Federal, state courts consider online access
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UPDATE
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Supreme Court reviews online porn again
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Libel & Privacy |
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ROUNDUP
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Internet users win protection in libel suits
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UPDATE
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Appellate judges send wiretapping case back to trial court
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EDITORIAL
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"Real" Journalists
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HOTLINE
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From the hotline
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OPEN & SHUT
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Open & Shut
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