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Pa. utilities investigation records exempt from release to Wall Street Journal
A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled that The Wall Street Journal was not entitled to records from investigations of public utilities…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Va. court unseals records in molestation trial involving politician's husband
Transcripts of pretrial hearings in the case of a Virginia man accused of molesting three girls at his daughter’s slumber…Categorized in Court access -
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Attorney arrested for recording officers in public receives $170,000 in settlement with City of Boston
A Massachusetts attorney arrested for using his cellphone to record police officers while they arrested a man in public received…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media groups develop ways to provide timely information about health care arguments
Many news media organizations developed unprecedented methods to provide real-time coverage of this week’s historic arguments in the federal health…Categorized in Court access -
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Philadelphia police arrest Temple student photographing them while making an unrelated traffic stop
A photojournalism student was charged with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest after photographing Philadelphia police officers who made a…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Louisiana man arrested for criminal defamation of police chief can press wrongful arrest suit
A U.S. District Court judge ruled that a civil lawsuit can continue against a Louisiana police chief and four officers…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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N.Y. high court rules certain records about Hudson River contamination can be public
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that communications between a federal and state agency about efforts to decontaminate part…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Strong interest in Ohio public corruption case warrants unsealing of many trial exhibits
A federal judge in Ohio has granted several news media organizations’ request to unseal hundreds of trial exhibits in the…Categorized in Court access