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Reporters Committee asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow audio, video coverage of health-care reform arguments
Washington, D.C. – The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has written to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John… -
Reporters Committee joins outrage over enactment of Utah records law
Despite petitions, rallies, letters, phone calls, social media campaigns, media editorials and personal outreach asking him not to do it,… -
District court enjoins enforcement of state obscenity law
A federal district court in Massachusetts Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of a Massachusetts statute that criminalizes… -
Wisc. Supreme Court, lawmakers seek to restrict court records
Both Wisconsin's Legislature and its Supreme Court are considering plans to restrict online access to court records, the Milwaukee Journal… -
Federal courts improve public access to documents
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved measures to make federal court documents and courtroom audio recordings more… -
Wisconsin committee passes bill restricting access to court records
A Wisconsin state assembly committee has passed a bill that would restrict public online access to court records, WQOW (Eau… -
Illinois city creates Web site to track public records requests
An Illinois city launched a Web site last week that publishes information about public records requests online, The (Springfield) State… -
New Jersey court says fees for electronic records are reasonable
A New Jersey court has ruled that municipalities do not have to provide public records to requesters in a computer-readable… -
City need not provide records in electronic format
A New Hampshire court ruled last week that a city is under no obligation to provide public records in electronic… -
Florida rejects proposal to hide electronic court records
The Supreme Court of Florida refused to block public access to electronic records of court proceedings, in a unanimous decision…