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Largest study on chemical's health effects sealed
West Virginia Judge J.D. Beane has sealed the results of a study on the possible health effects of the chemical…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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South Dakota settles lawsuit, agrees to allow exit polling
Broadcasting and Cable reports that South Dakota's attorney general has settled a suit filed by a coalition of national news…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Mayor issues new policy making text messages private
Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick revealed to city employees last week a policy, which he implemented last month, making private…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Afghan journalism student appeals death sentence
Sayad Parwez Kambaksh, an Afghani journalism student who was sentenced to death in January for for handing out a so-called…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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R. Kelly judge to press: Thanks for the memory
The judge in R. Kelly's ongoing criminal trial has refused to allow the media access to documents in the case, citing concerns that…Categorized in Court access -
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Photographer acquitted of charge of interfering with arrest
A jury acquitted former Galveston County Daily News photographer Nick Adams on Wednesday, more than a year after he was…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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FOIA law on attorney fees can be applied retroactively
A federal district court judge in Montana ruled that Freedom of Information Act requesters who prevail in litigation against federal agencies…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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AP, CNN and others fight S.D. exit-polling law
A coalition of national news organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sioux Falls on Monday over a South…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Mo. hikes up fees for records, prompting lawsuit
The state of Missouri is dramatically raising the cost of obtaining driver's license and vehicle title records, and the information…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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R.I. open records measure sent back to Senate committee
An open records measure approved by Rhode Island's Senate Judiciary Committee last month will head back to the committee after…Categorized in Freedom of information