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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.

    Kentucky judge upholds rule preventing contact with federal jurors
    11/27/2012
    A Kentucky federal judge recently allowed media contact with jurors in a hate crime case, but...
    Journalists now allowed to tweet, live blog from Utah courtrooms
    11/20/2012
    The Utah Supreme Court on Monday approved a rule that will allow journalists to tweet, live stream...
    Fla. judge denies gag order in Zimmerman case
    10/31/2012
    A Florida judge on Monday denied a proposed gag order that would muzzle all attorneys and law...
    Mont. judge releases part of presentence report in prosecution of federal senator's boat crash
    10/25/2012
    A Montana judge Wednesday approved the release of portions of a presentence investigation report in...
    Media organizations challenge gag order in Zimmerman case
    10/24/2012
    More than a dozen news media organizations are opposing a proposed gag order in the George...
    Fla. judge keeps Zimmerman courtroom open
    10/19/2012
    A Florida judge denied prosecutors’ attempts to seal court records and close future hearings...
    Maine judge orders release of alleged prostitute's clients' names
    10/16/2012
    A Maine judge Monday ordered the release of the names of more than 100 men charged with hiring a...
    Military appeals court weighs public access to Manning court-martial documents
    10/10/2012
    Members of the nation’s highest military court questioned Wednesday whether they have the...
    Mich. judge's request for sealing order in controversial suit against him denied
    10/05/2012
    A Michigan family court judge yesterday denied a motion to seal records in a high-profile civil...
    Maine newspapers object to 'exceedingly broad' protective order
    10/01/2012
    Two Maine newspapers filed an objection Friday to a proposed protective order in a prostitution...
    Pa. newspapers seek full access to execution
    09/28/2012
    The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ protocol for executions violates the First...
    Appeals Court bars First Amendment nonprofit from intervening in Apple-Samsung case
    09/20/2012
    A federal appeals court earlier this week temporarily resealed exhibits and evidence in a legal...
    Appeals court tightens public access to search warrants
    09/13/2012
    A federal appellate court held last week that there is no First Amendment right for the media to...
    Public interest outweighs confidentiality in Ky. juvenile sexual assault case
    08/31/2012
    A Kentucky judge earlier this week granted a local newspaper’s request to unseal records in a...
    Federal court relies on state secrets doctrine to dismiss several claims in secret surveillance suit
    08/16/2012
    A federal court dismissed nearly all of the claims in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality...