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Former NSA official charged in newspaper leak investigation
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a former high-ranking National Security Agency official with lying and obstruction of justice relating to…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Kansas governor signs new shield law
Kansas became the 38th state to pass a state shield law for reporters today when Gov. Mark Parkinson signed the…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporter wins award for story that resulted in subpoena
The Kansas reporter who lost her job in early March, following a battle over a subpoena for her newsgathering materials,…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Ohio reporter avoids jail after confidential source steps foward
An Ohio county judge rescinded an arrest warrant for a local reporter after his confidential source revealed himself today, The…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Subpoenaed Kansas reporter loses job
A Kansas reporter who previously fought to keep a confidential source from local prosecutors has now lost her job. Reporter…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Kansas reporter testifies after confidential source comes forward
Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien, who was previously fined for missing a court appearance, privately testified in Kansas…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Kansas high court stays subpoena for reporter's testimony
The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily stayed a judge's order compelling a newspaper reporter's testimony about her sources and…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Mass. high court applies fair report privilege to anonymous sources
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court earlier this month ruled that the fair report privilege, which protects reporters from legal liability…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Judge rejects Kansas reporter's bid to delay giving testimony
A judge has rejected a Kansas reporter's effort to delay being compelled to testify about her interview with a murder…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Homeland Security withdraws subpoena to travel journalist
The Department of Homeland Security has withdrawn the administrative subpoena it served to travel journalist Christopher Elliott after he published…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials