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Court limits First Amendment protection for public employees
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · U.S. SUPREME COURT · Prior Restraints · June 2, 2006Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Settlement reached in Lee case involving reporter's subpoenas
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · WASHINGTON, D.C.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Court Secrecy Expands As U.S. Presses "Classified" Defense
· Story link Court secrecy is getting tighter across the nation as the government expands its war on terrorism and…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court Asked to Quash Reporter Subpoenas in BALCO Case
· Story link The San Francisco Chronicle asked a federal court to quash subpoenas for two reporters to reveal their…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Jackson, Miss. Mayor Settles Records Dispute with Newspaper
· Story link Several days after the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger filed suit to obtain copies of crime statistics, the mayor’s…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Newspaper reporter to testify at capital murder trial
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · LOUISIANA · Confidentiality/Privilege · May 31, 2006Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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House Bill Puts Time Limit on Sensitive Security Information
The Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (HR 5441) that has gone to the House provides for automatic release of records designated…Categorized in Freedom of information