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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.

    Court: Criminal sanctions in Texas open meetings law do not violate First Amendment
    09/25/2012
    A Texas law that permits the imposition of criminal sanctions against elected officials who meet in...
    New Jersey appeals court reinstates filmmaker's civil rights suit against Trenton police
    09/24/2012
    A New Jersey state appeals court has reinstated a civil right lawsuit filed by a documentary...
    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...
    Federal judges weigh public access to visitor logs, protection of sensitive presidential information
    09/18/2012
    Federal appellate court judges Tuesday voiced their concerns that releasing White House visitor...
    At least five journalists arrested during OWS protests
    09/17/2012
    At least five journalists have been arrested in Manhattan while covering Occupy Wall Street...
    Twitter hands over subpoenaed records in Occupy Wall Street prosecution
    09/14/2012
    Twitter complied today with a court order to hand over to New York prosecutors an Occupy Wall...
    Twitter faces looming deadline on court order to reveal user's information
    09/13/2012
    After a state appellate court earlier this week denied Twitter's request to stay the...
    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...
    Journalists harmed by terrorist law that chills speech activities, federal judge rules
    09/13/2012
    A federal judge in New York Wednesday blocked enforcement of a provision of a statute that would...
    Protesters, police and press avoid major confrontations at Democratic National Convention
    09/07/2012
    A large, well-trained law enforcement presence and fewer, more peaceful protesters allowed the...
    Maine's amended Freedom of Access Act "a step forward"
    09/05/2012
    Recent changes in Maine’s Freedom of Access Act have funded an ombudsman position and...
    Police planning credited with avoiding problems at Republican National Convention
    09/04/2012
    The 2012 Republican National Convention last week saw minimal arrests, no violence and fewer...
    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...
    Phoenix alternative newspaper can proceed with suit against Arpaio, court rules
    08/30/2012
    Two executives of an alternative Arizona newspaper can continue their civil rights and conspiracy...
    Wisconsin radio reporter locked out of Romney campaign event
    08/23/2012
    Campaign staffers for presidential candidate Mitt Romney barred a local radio reporter from...