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Reporters Committee leads media coalition in supporting challenge to National Security Letters
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 18 other media organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S.…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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New report ranks state government spending transparency
A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund awarded eight states a grade of A…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Newspaper files suit after reporters detained outside Defense contractor plant in Ohio
The Toledo Blade filed a lawsuit Friday against various military officials after reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser were…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Ninth Circuit reinstates case challenging Calif. superior court record delay policy
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) reversed the dismissal of a challenge to the Ventura County,…Categorized in Court access -
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Reporters Committee Steering Committee member and AP Photographer Scott Applewhite remembers Anja Niedringhaus
Associated Press Senior Photojournalist J. Scott Applewhite, a member of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Steering Committee,…Categorized in Announcements -
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Blogger Roger Shuler released after five months in jail
Alabama blogger Roger Shuler was released from a Shelby County, Ala. jail on March 26, more than five months after…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Maine bans texting, instant messaging to conduct state business
In Maine, the administration of Gov. Paul LePage has enacted a ban on state employees’ use of text messaging, instant…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Illinois Supreme Court strikes down eavesdropping law
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state's eavesdropping law as unconstitutional. Annabel Melongo spent 20 months in…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Reporters Committee files brief in support of Patch.com reporter ordered to reveal source of police report
The Reporters Committee, joined by a coalition of 38 other media organizations, filed a friend-of-the-court brief last week in support…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Ex Parte Ronald Thompson
Under Texas Penal Code § 21.15, a person commits a felony if he or she “photographs [or otherwise records] . .…Categorized in Newsgathering