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California AG: Provide Electronic Maps at Cost
· Story link California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said in a new opinion that electronic maps maintained by county assessors…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Ball State: A Public Record? Depends on How You Define Public
· Story link Officials at Ball State University are parsing the public. They’ve decided to make evaluation forms on prospective…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Eight Groups in Hawaii Join Suit to Block Private Meetings
· Story link Two Society of Professional Journalist chapters and the Big Island Press Club joined with five civic organizations…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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McGraw Hill Ordered to Produce Data Gathered for Report
· Story link Ruling that "news gatherers are not entitled to an absolute privilege," Federal Judge Royce Lamberth told McGraw-Hill…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Miers has appreciation of media legal issues; helped reporters fight subpoenas
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press routinely prepares a summary of the First Amendment and media-related cases handled…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Libel case over mafia-Halliburton link dismissed
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · WASHINGTON, D.C.Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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High Court refuses to hear four media cases
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · U.S. SUPREME COURT · Confidentiality/Privilege · Oct.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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GAO says Bush team engaged in illegal 'covert propaganda'
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · WASHINGTON, D.C. · Broadcasting · Oct. 4, 2005Categorized in Content restrictions -
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New Intelligence Bill Authorizes Pentagon’s Domestic Spying
A $40 billion-plus authorizations bill approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee gives Pentagon operatives authority to gather information in this…Categorized in Freedom of information