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Senators modify media shield bill to include Attorney General's changes to Justice policy
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced an amendment to the federal shield bill in an effort to cement…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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S.C. Supreme Court rules public bodies subject to FOIA
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state's public records law does not violate the First Amendment speech…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Arrested Detroit Free Press photographer awaits police reply
The Detroit Free Press is awaiting the results of an internal Detroit Police Department investigation before deciding whether to take…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Death penalty case renews scrutiny of Georgia secrecy law
A Georgia law prohibiting the release of information about the drugs used to execute the state's death row inmates may…Categorized in Court access -
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Secret surveillance court's ruling paves the way for public disclosure of Yahoo's 2008 fight against PRISM
An order Monday from the United States’ secret surveillance court has brought several documents a step closer to being made…Categorized in Court access -
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Texas state appeals court dismisses defamation suit against television news station
A Texas state appeals court has concluded that a trial court wrongly denied a local television news station’s attempt to…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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FISA Court must be accountable, even broadly, to the public, Reporters Committee brief argues
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by 14 media organizations, has filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that…Categorized in Court access -
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FISA Court cases
The ACLU, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School, Google and Microsoft filed three separate cases before…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Paragliding journalist arrested after photographing Kansas feedlot
An award-winning photojournalist faces trespassing charges in Kansas after paragliding over a cattle-filled feedlot on a freelance assignment last month.…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Attorney General Holder's report to President adopts stronger protection for news media
Attorney General Eric Holder today submitted a 7-page report to President Obama listing recommendations for revisions to guidelines on subpoenas…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials