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Grand jury secrecy comes at a cost
Two new lawsuits are challenging the continued secrecy of the grand jury investigations related to the deaths of Michael Brown…
January 13, 2015
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Judge delays deciding if Fox News reporter must testify
Fox News reporter Jana Winter won't have to testify about her confidential sources regarding the notebook of alleged theater shooter…
April 9, 2013
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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Access to high-profile obscenity trial partially blocked
The federal district court in the District of Columbia is hearing its first obscenity case in over 20 years, but…
July 14, 2010
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Georgia House passes bill to exempt crime photos from release
The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that will exempt crime scene photos depicting a victim’s dismembered body…
March 18, 2010
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Georgia rushes to pass crime photo exemption to records law
Hustler magazine's request for photos of a slain hiker has prompted a push by Georgia lawmakers to quickly pass a…
March 11, 2010
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New law would limit release of underage sex tapes in court
On Wednesday, the Georgia state Senate unanimously passed SB 481, a bill that seeks to restrict the viewing of sex…
April 4, 2008
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