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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.

    Justice will no longer name individuals investigated in price-fixing cases unless they are charged
    04/18/2013
    Business executives under investigation or being questioned about price fixing practices -- but not...
    Lower court should have protected blogger's identity, Mich. appeals court rules
    04/11/2013
    The identity of an anonymous blogger sued for defamation does not have to be disclosed, according...
    Judiciary Committee approves "overdue" e-mail privacy bill
    12/03/2012
    The Senate Judiciary Committee Friday unanimously approved a “very overdue” bill that...
    Google's latest transparency report shows government surveillance on the rise in U.S.
    11/19/2012
    Paula Broadwell isn’t the only person whose Gmail messages were read by government officials...
    Chicago officials violate strict eavesdropping law
    11/13/2012
    Chicago City Hall officials violated Illinois' strict eavesdropping law when they ‘...
    N.H. blogger charged with felony wiretapping could receive 21-year prison sentence
    07/25/2012
    A New Hampshire man is facing up to 21 years in prison if convicted of illegally recording...
    N.Y. court orders Twitter to turn over user information in criminal case
    07/03/2012
    A New York criminal court ruled that prosecutors seeking information about a defendant’s...
    Federal appeals court finds right to privacy over death images constitutionally protected
    05/30/2012
    A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that the right to privacy over death images is...
    Appeals court throws out nearly $20 million jury award against Hustler Magazine
    05/03/2012
    A federal court of appeals threw out an almost $20 million jury award to the family of Nancy Benoit...
    Oscar-nominated filmmaker detained at U.S. border sparks debate over searches of electronic devices
    04/10/2012
    An Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker and journalist said she was detained by the Department of...
    U.S. Supreme Court rules emotional distress damages not available under Privacy Act
    03/30/2012
    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that a plaintiff cannot collect damages for emotional...
    Minor accused of murder will have closed court proceedings
    02/28/2012
    A court proceeding to determine whether an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy killed his father’s...
    Indiana court reversed order to identify anonymous posters
    02/23/2012
    The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision ordering The Indianapolis Star...
    Chicago police officers sued over eavesdropping arrest
    01/20/2012
    A 21-year-old woman acquitted of violating the strict Illinois eavesdropping statute is suing the...
    DEA agent fails to prove viral video violated Privacy Act
    01/18/2012
    The disclosure of a video showing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officer accidentally...