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Cherokee Council amends nation's FOI law
The Cherokee Nation Council passed an amendment to its freedom of information law that will extend the response time to…
June 18, 2014
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Cherokee Nation council considers changes to FOI law
The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…
May 29, 2014
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Tribal council shuts down Native American newspaper
A Native American newspaper in a remote region of northern California will not be able to publish again unless editors…
July 6, 2011
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Tribal court strikes down prior restraint on journalist
A tribal appellate court in Michigan last month vacated a broad injunction that prohibited a Native American journalist from reporting…
September 11, 2009
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Osage government moves to ensure a free tribal press
The head of the Osage Nation, a tribe located in northern Oklahoma, issued an executive order last week declaring the tribal newspaper, the…
May 12, 2009
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Tribal court bans reporter from covering fraud claims
A tribal court in Michigan has issued an injunction ordering a journalist not to report on issues related to “blood quantum”…
March 2, 2009
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Severe tribal libel law rescinded
The Reporters Committee has always warned journalists that the law, and particularly First Amendment rights, are treated differently on Indian…
April 2, 2008
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Libel and Privacy
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