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TSA agents subpoena, visit home of second writer
A representative from the Transportation Security Administration visited the home of a second blogger this week to serve a subpoeana…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Travel writer subpoenaed after publishing TSA security directive
The author of a popular syndicated travel column was subpoenaed by the Department of Homeland Security after publishing a new…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Kansas journalist to fight subpoena for testimony, notes
The Kansas reporter who was ordered to testify and reveal confidential sources related to a murder investigation has decided to…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Kansas reporter ordered to testify in murder case
A judge has ordered a reporter at The Daily Globe in Dodge City, Kansas to testify at an upcoming hearing…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Progress on shield bill slows in Senate Judiciary Committee
Media advocates were anticipating a long-awaited vote on the Senate version of the federal shield law during a Senate Judiciary…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Hawaii judge makes state's first shield law ruling
A Hawaii trial court judge last week made the first ruling under the state's year-old media shield law, granting a…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Judge seals identity of student journalist
A California judge on Friday sealed the identity of a San Francisco State University photojournalism student who was taking pictures…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Illinois judge rules shield law does not cover anonymous comments
A judge in Illinois has rejected the Alton Telegraph's argument that the identities of anonymous commenters on a newspaper's Web site…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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War over waivers in Detroit
The Privacy Act saga continues between Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter and former prosecutor Richard Convertino. Ashenfelter filed court …By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Texas governor signs shield bill
Texas has become the 37th state to enact a reporter’s shield law. Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill 670 on…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials