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Newspaper files suit after reporters detained outside Defense contractor plant in Ohio
The Toledo Blade filed a lawsuit Friday against various military officials after reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser were…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Law criminalizing photography of celebrities' children passed in California
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday that restricts photographers' right to photograph the children of celebrities.…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Court orders BBC to hand over unaired documentary footage
A federal district court on Thursday ordered the BBC to turn over unseen footage from a 2003 documentary on Yasser…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Leigh v. Jewell
A lower court’s decision to allow the government to limit journalists’ observation of wild horse roundups by the Bureau of… -
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Photographer who took photos of neighbors wins legal battle in New York Supreme Court
A New York City family had no basis to sue a photographer who surreptitiously captured images of his neighbors from…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Arrested Detroit Free Press photographer awaits police reply
The Detroit Free Press is awaiting the results of an internal Detroit Police Department investigation before deciding whether to take…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Reporters Committee, media groups say Calif. vehicle law penalizes newsgathering
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by several media organizations including the National Press Photographers Association, has…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Steven Tyler Act stalls in Hawaii legislature
AP Photo Steven Tyler, left, and Mick Fleetwood, right, testify about an anti-paparazzi bill. Tyler's lawyer, Dina LaPolt, center, drafted…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Justice issues letter supporting photojournalist arrested for taking pictures of police
The Department of Justice issued a rare letter supporting the constitutional rights of a photojournalist suing Montgomery County, Md., police…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Anti-paparazzi bill pushed by Steven Tyler approved by Hawaii Senate committee
The Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee approved an anti-paparazzi bill that would allow people who are photographed on their private property…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering