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Reporters Committee and media coalition move to unseal prosecutions of Colombian paramilitary leaders
A coalition of media organizations and journalists led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed petitions…
April 7, 2015
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Va. Supreme Court upholds camera ban at sentencing in lacrosse player murder trial
The Virginia Supreme Court upheld the Charlottesville Circuit Court’s ruling not to allow a local NBC affiliate to film the…
November 1, 2013
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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…
May 23, 2012
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Public sentencing protected by 1st Amendment
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans (5th Cir.) ruled on Tuesday that the public and press have a…
May 18, 2011
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Federal court hears newspaper's appeal of court closure
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans (5th Cir.) heard arguments Monday in an appeal brought by Hearst Newspapers…
December 10, 2010
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