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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Aug. 16, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…Categorized in Policy
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White House can’t revoke journalists’ hard passes ad hoc, court rules
In free press win, federal district judge restores reporter Brian Karem’s White House security credentialsCategorized in Newsgathering
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Journalist dismissed from embed status loses suit against military officials
The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., dismissed a freelance journalist's challenge last week to a U.S. Army decision to…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Judge rules reporter can claim Fifth Amendment and keep source secret
A Michigan judge reaffirmed yesterday that former Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter can claim Fifth Amendment protections in not…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Detroit paper must provide documents and a witness regarding confidential source, judge rules
A District Court judge ruled this week that the Detroit Free Press must hand over documents and provide a witness…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Federal appellate court allows former prosecutor to investigate Detroit newspaper's government source
A federal appeals court allowed a former Detroit prosecutor to continue investigating the identity of a source who leaked information…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Anti-terrorism law infringes First Amendment rights, court finds
A federal judge in New York recently halted enforcement of a controversial section of an anti-terrorism bill that the court…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Privacy Act suit based on leak to Detroit reporter dismissed
A federal judge ended a lengthy legal battle that centered around a reporter's confidential sources yesterday when he dismissed a…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Court reaffirms reporter's Fifth Amendment right
A Michigan federal court today ruled that Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter properly asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege against…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Fifth Amendment, subpoena disputes persist in Detroit
Former U.S. prosecutor Richard Convertino is pressing ahead with his argument that Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter should not have…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials