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College: Academics also deserve protection from subpoenas
Academics archiving the oral histories of the decades-long Troubles in Northern Ireland should be protected from subpoenas in ways similar…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Colorado case could affect online comment rights
A federal judge in Colorado is considering a case that could affect the developing law concerning rights of anonymous Internet…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporters Committee launches new Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
An interactive reference to the myriad legal issues specifically facing reporters who are working online has joined the library of…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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New York Times reporter subpoenaed by U.S. government
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a subpoena yesterday for the testimony of a New York Times reporter in the…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Separate look at each charge needed to overcome privilege
A West Virginia trial judge erred when she ordered a newspaper to reveal the identities of anonymous sources and documents…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Privacy Act suit based on leak to Detroit reporter dismissed
A federal judge ended a lengthy legal battle that centered around a reporter's confidential sources yesterday when he dismissed a…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Right to cross-examine trumps reporter's privilege
The restriction of a criminal defendant’s cross-examination of a reporter who invoked his privilege not to testify, but was compelled…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporter wins subpoena battle in street performer's suit
A Boston Globe reporter is privileged from having to testify about her coverage of the city’s crackdown on street performers,…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Texas judge upholds shield law in criminal case
A state judge in Texas earlier this week quashed a subpoena ordering a journalist to testify in a murder trial,…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Former CIA officer indicted for leaks to reporter
A former CIA officer was indicted last month for allegedly providing a New York Times reporter with classified information. He…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering