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Reporters Committee asks for donations to help Minnesota reporter
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is asking for donations for a fund established by a group of…Categorized in Policy -
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Reporters Committee releases compendium on reporter’s privilege laws
A new detailed compendium of the reporter's privilege in every state and federal circuit will allow lawyers across the country…Categorized in Policy -
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Reporters Committee welcomes outcome in Supreme Court FERPA case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today in Gonzaga University v. Doe,…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Newspaper reporter to fight subpoena in federal court
In a case that has important implications for journalists, a reporter for a Mexican newspaper will go to federal court…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Reporters Committee files lawsuit demanding release of Reagan papers
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with several historians and public-interest groups, filed a lawsuit today urging…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Leggett breaks record for longest jailing of journalist on contempt charge in U.S. history
According to research by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, freelance book author Vanessa Leggett today becomes the…Categorized in Policy -
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Leggett to become longest-jailed journalist on contempt charge in U.S. history tomorrow
According to research by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, freelance book author Vanessa Leggett will become the…Categorized in Policy -
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Reporters Committee asks Ohio Supreme Court to find anonymous jury rule unconstitutional
A criminal defendant in Ohio should be granted a new trial because of a policy that requires anonymous juries in…Categorized in Policy -
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Bill restricting KKK’s use of free newspapers signed into law
CALIFORNIA--A bill that makes it a misdemeanor to insert advertisements into a newspaper without the paper's authorization was signed into…Categorized in Policy -
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Congress sends alternative dispute resolution bill to President
WASHINGTON, D.C.--In mid-October, Congress passed the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998, which would require federal district courts to authorize…Categorized in Policy