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Attorney arrested for recording officers in public receives $170,000 in settlement with City of Boston
A Massachusetts attorney arrested for using his cellphone to record police officers while they arrested a man in public received…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Appeals court denies rehearing of foreign wiretap challenge
A federal appellate court recently declined to further consider an earlier ruling that journalists and others are sufficiently harmed by…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Connecticut bill would recognize right to record police
Connecticut is considering a bill that would make any police officer "who interferes with a person taking a photographic or…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Backstage concert video doesn't violate Mich. wiretap law
Rap concert organizers did not violate a police official’s privacy when they recorded the officer’s backstage comments and included them…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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2nd cir. allows media and others to challenge wiretap law
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) ruled on Monday that a legal challenge to the federal…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Appeals court supports disclosure of lobbyist info
The identities of lobbyists who successfully obtained immunity for telecommunications companies that participated in the warrantless wiretapping scandal should be…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court finds no right of access to prostitution investigation wiretaps
The New York Times lost its bid to unseal records related to the investigation of a prostitution ring that brought…Categorized in Court access -
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Ex-NSA analyst: Agency spied on news organizations
A former National Security Agency analyst told MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann Wednesday night that the Bush Administration targeted and eavesdropped on…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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FBI listened in on Puerto Rican reporters' calls
The FBI has monitored telephone conversations of at least four journalists in connection with the arrest of Puerto Rican Senator…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Court to review classified DOJ wiretapping memos
As part of a nearly three-year-old Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice was ordered by a federal…Categorized in Freedom of information