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Kansas court opens jury selection to media
The Kansas judge who will preside over the murder trial of the man charged with killing a prominent abortion doctor…Categorized in Court access -
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Media organizations support Innocence Project's motion to quash
Media organizations today urged an Illinois judge to block a criminal prosecutor’s subpoena for the notes and records from students…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Northwestern 'Innocence Project' students slapped with subpoena
County prosecutors in Illinois have subpoenaed the grades, notes, recordings, and electronic correspondence of journalism students who have been gathering…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Attorney in Richmond Newspapers case dies
The attorney who represented the Richmond Times-Dispatch in the landmark First Amendment case guaranteeing the public a right of access…Categorized in Court access -
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Judge refuses to release jail records in murder case
An Arkansas judge this week refused to back off a court order sealing jail records in the case of a man…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge: prosecutors mischaracterized record in secret briefs
A federal judge presiding over the prosecution of Thomas Kontogiannis, a friend of former Congressman Randall "Duke" Cunningham, released a…Categorized in Court access -
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Press organizations push for O.J. Simpson juror questionnaires
Two media organizations have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to make clear that the court overseeing the kidnapping trial of O.J.…Categorized in Court access -
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Gag order after suspect gives jailhouse interview
A man in Illinois accused of killing eight people complained to The Associated Press in a jailhouse interview Tuesday that his trial isn't…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Federal court district weighs cutting back on plea agreement availability
Two Utah newspapers sounded the alarms this week over a rule up for debate in the federal district court there that…Categorized in Court access -
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Court issues broad gag order in federal judge’s sex abuse trial
The judge presiding over the trial of United States District Judge Samuel Kent issued a broad gag order Friday, prohibiting…Categorized in Court access