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Calif. AG allows release of police officers' names
The public has the right to known the names of police officers who were involved in critical incidents, though there…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Lawsuit filed over documents from crashed helicoptor
The Topeka Capital-Journal is planning to file a lawsuit today after being denied access to the flight log of a…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Here's something we don't see every day ….
Reporters and other document requesters are used to being disrespected or even completely ignored when exercising their rights under state public records law. Law enforcement…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge keeps police interviews with murder suspect sealed
Recorded police interviews with the man charged with killing a University of Vermont student will remain sealed for at least…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Secret affidavit won't be allowed in NYPD case
A federal judge refused to allow New York City to file a secret affidavit in the New York Police Department's…Categorized in Court access -
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L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. tried to do Mel a favor during arrest
Mel Gibson's booze-fueled, anti-Semitic outburst during his DUI arrest last August is old news, to be sure. But the Associated Press reported…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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St. Paul police sought two months of records
Although the police search warrant application for a reporter's cell phone records remains under seal, the St. Paul Pioneer Press…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporter arrested while covering house fire
Bill Lawson offers a harrowing first-person account of his arrest earlier this week while covering a residential house fire for…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Police subpoena reporter's cell phone records
It's one of those twists you just cannot make up. But after denying access to a seven-year-old police report because…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Chicago Tribune files suit for state police records
The Chicago Tribune has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Police seeking the release of records about claims of…Categorized in Freedom of information