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Judge: Sept. 11 records will likely remain sealed for now
A Manhattan judge considering whether to unseal approximately one million pages of documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks…Categorized in Court access -
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Texas moves closer to a state shield law
A reporter's shield bill passed through a Texas state Senate committee Wednesday and is now due for a full Senate vote,…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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FOIA requester loses attorney's fees case
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the attorney’s fees provision in the 2007 Freedom of Information Act amendments is not…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal shield law moves out of House committee
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a federal shield bill that aims to protect journalists from compelled disclosure of their confidential sources, in language identical to…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Oral arguments slated over Sept. 11 documents
A Manhattan federal court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether more than a million pages of documents related to the…Categorized in Court access -
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Pro golfer's lawsuit against Florida newspaper dismissed
Professional golfer John Daly's defamation lawsuit against The Florida Times-Union has been dismissed by a Jacksonville judge, the newspaper reports.Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Supreme Court hears political documentaries case
The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in Citizens United v. FEC, a case that may decide whether the…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Journalist claims restraining order bars her reporting
A photojournalist working in West Virginia claims a restraining order issued at the request of a mining company there is infringing…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Senate bill would allow cameras in federal courts
Cameras would be allowed in federal courtrooms, so long as a judge approves, under a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate…Categorized in Court access -
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Records now presumed public in South Dakota
South Dakota is now on par with most states and the federal government in treating its government records as presumably…Categorized in Freedom of information