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Reporters Committee Hotline provides free 24-hour legal aid to journalists covering the 2012 Democratic National Convention
Reporter’s DNC Hotline (704) 343-2063Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Colo. judge weighs news organizations' request to unseal court documents in Aurora shooting trial
The judge in the shooting-spree case against James Holmes heard arguments Thursday on why court documents should be publicly available,…Categorized in Court access -
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Va. court dismisses libel charges against newspaper brought by public official
A Virginia trial court threw out a $3 million libel verdict against a local newspaper, finding that a local school…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Bruce D. Brown is the new executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has selected Bruce D. Brown, a former journalist…Categorized in Announcements -
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New York Times freelance photographer arrested and allegedly beaten
Media advocates are expressing outrage over the arrest of a New York Times freelance photographer Saturday night. New York police…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Attorney asks U.S. Supreme Court to consider constitutionality of years-old blanket sealing order
The U.S. Supreme Court recently released dozens of documents about a businessman turned government witness as part of a request…Categorized in Court access -
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Website with links to infringing videos does not violate copyright laws, court rules
A social media website on which users have provided links to copyrighted videos from third-party servers has not itself violated…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Access to arrest records can be limited, Conn. appellate court rules
A Connecticut appellate court ruled this week in favor of restricting access to police records under the state’s Freedom of…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Journalist settles with city of Pittsburgh over wrongful arrest during G-20 summit in 2009
The city of Pittsburgh settled a federal lawsuit with a journalist who claimed he was arrested and wrongfully detained under…Categorized in Newsgathering