Border searches
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Four petitions we’re watching as the US Supreme Court fills out its docket
The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will change the U.S. Supreme Court in too many ways to count. The…Categorized in Policy
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U.S. government’s effort targeting journalists reporting at the U.S.-Mexico border threatens First Amendment rights
On Wednesday, NBC San Diego and other outlets reported that U.S. government agencies have created a list to track journalists…Categorized in Announcements -
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New report assesses the state of U.S. press freedoms, shows protests were the most dangerous place for U.S. journalists in 2017
The most perilous place for a journalist in the U.S. last year was at a protest, according to a new…Categorized in Announcements -
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Oscar-nominated filmmaker detained at U.S. border sparks debate over searches of electronic devices
An Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker and journalist said she was detained by the Department of Homeland Security when trying…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Border searches of journalists raise First Amendment issues
Federal officials recently detained another journalist and photocopied the contents of his laptop computer and other electronic devices as he…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Democracy Now! host detained at Canadian border
Alternative journalist Amy Goodman was delayed by Canadian border officials last week while they questioned her about whether she intended…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Homeland Security restricts laptop searches at border
The Obama Administration has taken a first step toward restricting the laptop search policy that subjected journalists' confidential information to…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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ACLU demands records of border searches of laptops
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's controversial practice of randomly searching laptops upon U.S. entry quietly began last year but has quickly…Categorized in Freedom of Information