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Reporters Committee asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow journalists to challenge wiretap law
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Amicus brief in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
A coalition of attorneys, journalists and labor, legal, media and human rights organizations challenged amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Appeals Court bars First Amendment nonprofit from intervening in Apple-Samsung case
A federal appeals court earlier this week temporarily resealed exhibits and evidence in a legal battle over smart phones and…Categorized in Court access -
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Federal judges weigh public access to visitor logs, protection of sensitive presidential information
Federal appellate court judges Tuesday voiced their concerns that releasing White House visitor logs to an advocacy group could release…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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At least five journalists arrested during OWS protests
At least five journalists have been arrested in Manhattan while covering Occupy Wall Street protests marking the one-year anniversary of…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Twitter hands over subpoenaed records in Occupy Wall Street prosecution
Twitter complied today with a court order to hand over to New York prosecutors an Occupy Wall Street protester’s tweets…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Journalists harmed by terrorist law that chills speech activities, federal judge rules
A federal judge in New York Wednesday blocked enforcement of a provision of a statute that would allow the U.S.…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Appeals court tightens public access to search warrants
A federal appellate court held last week that there is no First Amendment right for the media to access police…Categorized in Court access -
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Twitter faces looming deadline on court order to reveal user's information
After a state appellate court earlier this week denied Twitter's request to stay the proceedings, lawyers for the social networking…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Protesters, police and press avoid major confrontations at Democratic National Convention
A large, well-trained law enforcement presence and fewer, more peaceful protesters allowed the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. to…Categorized in Newsgathering