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Supreme Court requires police to obtain warrants before searching cell phones
The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in favor of digital privacy Wednesday that says police generally need a…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Senate Judiciary Committee amends shield bill to strengthen protections, but defers final vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee strengthened the proposed federal shield law today by incorporating some of the Justice Department's recommendations on…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Holder expresses support for federal shield bill amendments adding judicial role to notice process
The Department of Justice is backing a bipartisan effort to turn parts of the department's report on news media policies…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Connecticut passes law restricting access to Newtown shooting, other police records
Reporters covering homicides in Connecticut won't have access to investigation photographs and 911 recordings describing victim conditions under a new…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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Court orders officials to release government cell phone info
New Jersey officials who use taxpayer funded cell phones cannot keep information on the destination of outgoing calls secret, a…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Colorado governor's cell phone records not public
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled yesterday that phone log records related to calls the governor makes on his private cell…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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FBI attorney says phone records request was a mistake
Valerie E. Caproni, general counsel and top attorney for the FBI, has told the Washington Times that using “exigent letters”…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Senators to probe FBI snooping on reporters' calls
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), the ranking officials on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Monday promised Congressional…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Hewlett-Packard settles with journalists in spying scandal
Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to a financial settlement with The New York Times and reporters from BusinessWeek magazine that stems…Categorized in Prior Restraint