Latest articles

Journalists detained while covering circus protest 04/19/99 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Two journalists and seven animal rights protesters were arrested for disorderly conduct…

Judge bars cameras from Shepard murder trial 04/19/99 WYOMING--In early April, the judge presiding over the Matthew Shepard murder trials…

NOTICE 04/19/99 The Reporters Committee released the Fifth Edition of The First Amendment Handbook, a guide to all aspects of…

Sex offender data not private, but distribution must be limited 04/05/99 THIRD CIRCUIT--A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled in…

Serbian authorities expel journalists from NATO-related countries 04/05/99 YUGOSLAVIA--A few days after the Serbian government ordered the expulsion from Yugoslavia…

Reporter sentenced over argument at emergency scene 04/05/99 CALIFORNIA--A freelance photojournalist in Redlands was sentenced to six months in jail…

Magistrate quashes Microsoft subpoena against web site reporter 04/05/99 CALIFORNIA--A federal magistrate judge in San Jose held in late March…

DeBartolo mug shot not a public record 04/05/99 LOUISIANA--Mug shots of a prominent businessman taken by the U.S. Marshals Service…

Newspapers release surveys of open government law compliance 04/05/99 NEW JERSEY--Just because records are public does not guarantee public access,…

Newspaper again ordered to reveal source of Jewell disclosures 04/05/99 GEORGIA--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in mid-March was once again ordered by…