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U.S. invokes state secrets privilege in execution order case
The Obama administration invoked the state secrets privilege last weekend in an effort to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging the…Categorized in Court access -
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Supreme Court to hear FOIA case on corporate privacy
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will hear a case regarding the scope of the privacy protections afforded under…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Public record request reveals corruption in city government
Eight Bell, Calif., city officials were arrested last week on corruption charges after public records requests and a subsequent investigation…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge overturns indictment for videotaping police
A Maryland judge dismissed charges Monday against a motorcyclist arrested for videotaping his traffic stop with two state troopers and…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Judge finds employee ID numbers are confidential
An Oklahoma County district court judge found last week that state agency employee identification numbers are confidential, but held that…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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High court finds referendum signatures are public records
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that signatures for a voter referendum are considered public documents subject…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court rejects ACLU's request for detainee death records
A U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., has denied the American Civil Liberties Union access to documents held by the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Second Circuit case could weaken reporter's rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could affect…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Court strikes down explicit-materials laws
The U.S. Court of Appeals sitting in Portland, Oregon, (9th Cir.) struck down two laws Monday that would have prohibited…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Pittsburgh reporters gain access to grand jury documents
Reporters at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were granted access to grand jury-related documents Friday after an Allegheny County judge reversed an…Categorized in Court access