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Texas Supreme Court reinstates libel lawsuit, rejects rule on reporting of third-party allegations
The Texas Supreme Court reinstated a defamation suit against an Austin television station that aired a broadcast about a local…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Reporters Committee, media groups urge court to keep 911 call records open
The transcripts from calls to Maine’s 911 Emergency Communications Bureau are public records and should remain accessible to the public,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Maine Today Media Inc., d/b/a Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram v. State of Maine
Maine Today Media sought access to 911 records concerning a landlord-tenant dispute that turned deadly. Despite a presumption that 911…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Court rules that scientific articles are protected from defamation suits
A federal appeals court panel in New York ruled this week that scientific articles are considered "protected opinion" in a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Federal judge dismisses former Liberian rebel leader's defamation claim using D.C. Anti-SLAPP statute
A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a former Liberian rebel leader's defamation claim against The Atlantic under the…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Louisiana criminalizes publishing gun permit information
Publishing the name or address of a concealed gun permit holder or applicant is set to become a crime in…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Government forced to release names of Guantanamo Bay prisoners
In response to a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by The Miami Herald, the Department of Defense was required…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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AP chief points to chilling effect after Justice investigation
News of the Department of Justice’s seizure of Associated Press telephone records has already harmed journalism by making sources more…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Supreme Court to hear Air Wisconsin defamation caseon immunity in reporting security threats
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a case involving an Air Wisconsin pilot who sued for defamation, which raises…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Massachusetts newspaper wins legal fees after getting reporter subpoena quashed
A federal district court handed a Massachusetts newspaper an unusually robust victory in a reporter’s privilege case last week, not…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials