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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.

    Hawaii shield law will expire after lawmakers unable to reconcile competing bills
    05/03/2013
    Just five years after passing its groundbreaking media shield law, Hawaii lawmakers have...
    Hawaii lawmakers committee pass draft of bill that weakens state reporter shield law
    04/26/2013
    A panel of Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday approved a draft that severely limits the soon-expiring...
    Hawaii lawmakers set to resume deliberations on state shield law
    04/22/2013
    Hawaii lawmakers are expected to meet again this week to work on reconciling competing versions of...
    New Jersey blogger considered a journalist under state Shield Law
    04/16/2013
    A New Jersey blogger qualifies for protection under the state’s shield law and does not have...
    Judge delays deciding if Fox News reporter must testify
    04/09/2013
    Fox News reporter Jana Winter won't have to testify about her confidential sources regarding...
    Fox News reporter may return to Colo. courtroom to defend confidential sources
    04/03/2013
    Subpoenaed Fox News journalist Jana Winter will have to return to a Colorado courtroom to possibly...
    Fox News reporter scheduled to appear in Colo. courtroom Monday in James Holmes case
    03/29/2013
    A Fox News reporter is scheduled to appear before a Colorado judge on Monday to testify about who...
    Duke University drops subpoenas to lacrosse-scandal blogger
    03/04/2013
    Duke University has withdrawn subpoenas seeking communications between a college professor who...
    Federal judge blocks New York City subpoena for Ken Burns's "Central Park Five" outtakes
    02/20/2013
    Ken Burns and his production company, Florentine Films, overcame efforts by New York City officials...
    N.J. judge orders local blogger to defend journalist status
    02/04/2013
    A New Jersey Superior Court judge recently ordered a blogger to defend her status as a journalist...
    Detroit paper must provide documents and a witness regarding confidential source, judge rules
    01/18/2013
    A District Court judge ruled this week that the Detroit Free Press must hand over documents and...
    Florida Drops Efforts to Have Times-Union Reporter Subpoenaed
    12/21/2012
    The Florida attorney general has dropped its efforts to compel a reporter’s testimony in the...
    Wis. judge denies Justice Department's request to subpoena journalists
    11/30/2012
    In the first ruling under Wisconsin’s new shield law, a judge denied the state Department of...
    Activist groups fight subpoenas for data from more than 100 e-mail accounts
    10/23/2012
    The Electronic Frontier Foundation and EarthRights International have filed motions to quash...
    Journalists assert reporter's privilege in whistleblower prosecution
    10/15/2012
    Update, Oct. 23: Kiriakou pleaded guilty today to one count of disclosing information identifying a...