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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.

    Anti-paparazzi bill pushed by Steven Tyler approved by Hawaii Senate committee
    02/13/2013
    The Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee approved an anti-paparazzi bill that would allow people who...
    Defamation suit against Texas man dismissed under state anti-SLAPP law
    02/12/2013
    A vocal Jacinto City, Texas citizen cannot be sued for defamation after repeatedly accusing a...
    Judge keeps Chandra Levy post-conviction investigation records sealed
    02/07/2013
    A Washington, D.C. trial judge declined to explain in a hearing Wednesday why he will continue to...
    Minn. Supreme Court finds negative online comments were opinions, not defamatory facts
    02/05/2013
    The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that negative online reviews about a local neurologist were...
    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...
    Appeals court blocks journalist's attempt to access AIG consultant reports
    02/01/2013
    A federal appeals court Friday denied a journalist access to reports on American International...
    Government can access Twitter account data in WikiLeaks probe, appeals court rules
    01/31/2013
    Government investigators in the WikiLeaks probe can access Twitter users’ account information...
    Maine Supreme Court orders jury selection to be public in prostitution case
    01/28/2013
    Maine’s highest court reversed a trial judge's decision and ordered jury selection to be...
    Former CIA officer Kiriakou sentenced to 30 months in prison for leaking information to reporters
    01/25/2013
    Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison for disclosing an...
    Redacted child fatality records will be made public, Tenn. judge rules
    01/25/2013
    A Tennessee judge ruled this week that the state Department of Children’s Services must make...
    Maryland high court rules racial profiling complaints can be disclosed
    01/24/2013
    Maryland's highest court today ruled that redacted state police records of racial profiling...
    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...
    NY gun law restricts public access to gun owner data
    01/16/2013
    New York’s sweeping new gun control bill, signed into law on Tuesday, will allow gun owners...
    Washington state appeals court upholds dismissal of defamation case against Seattle news station
    01/15/2013
    A Washington state appellate court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by...
    District court judge dismisses defamation claim over N.Y. Attorney General's press release
    01/15/2013
    A New York federal judge has ruled that a dentist acquitted of fraudulently billing Medicaid for...