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Senate introduces another shield law
A federal shield law that would protect reporters from testifying about confidential sources was re-introduced in the Senate on Friday,…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Shield law re-introduced in House
A federal shield law that would protect reporters from revealing confidential sources was re-introduced in Congress today. The Free Flow…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Contempt ruling delayed after Ashenfelter hearing
At a hearing today in federal court in Detroit, a judge delayed ruling on whether to hold Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Subpoena to blogger seeks everything, including Web site viewers
A Virginia-based blogger is fighting a subpoena that seeks the identities of everyone who viewed an online article he wrote…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Convertino and Ashenfelter still arguing over the Fifth
In court papers filed Wednesday, former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino called reporter David Ashenfelter’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment, in an…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Ashenfelter fights possible contempt order
Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter filed papers in federal court in Detroit this week asking the judge not to…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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At confirmation hearing, Holder looks to be more press-friendly
Attorney General nominee Eric Holder gave clues during Thursday’s confirmation hearing that he plans to veer away from the last…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Judge asked to hold Ashenfelter in contempt
Former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino has asked a judge in Michigan to hold Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter in…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Mark Felt, key Watergate source, dies
Temporary plaque marks the spot in a Rosslyn, Va., parking garage where Woodward met with Felt, nicknamed "Deep Throat."By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Free Press reporter invokes the Fifth Amendment
After failing to persuade a federal judge of his First Amendment right to protect his confidential sources, Detroit Free Press…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials