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New Oklahoma policies restrict media access to executions
A new policy established by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections will severely restrict the media’s ability to witness state executions.…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Washington Times settles case involving Homeland Security's seizure of reporter's papers
The Washington Times has settled a lawsuit it brought with former reporter Audrey Hudson against the Department of Homeland Security,…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Intercept publisher calls for Ferguson investigation over arrest of reporter
The publisher of The Intercept earlier this week called on the Missouri attorney general to launch an investigation into the…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Free press groups petition Attorney General on behalf of journalist James Risen
More than 100,000 people, including 20 Pulitzer Prize winners, signed a petition submitted to President Obama and Attorney General Eric…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Texas ethics board fines activist and news writer for not registering as lobbyist
The Texas Ethics Commission fined the head of a conservative advocacy group for failing to register as a lobbyist, but…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Washington Post correspondent, other journalists arrested in Iran
A Tehran-based Washington Post reporter and others have been arrested in Iran on unspecified charges. Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, director general of…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Supreme Court allows execution without disclosure of drug information
The U.S. Supreme Court prevented an Arizona death row inmate from delaying his execution date in order to receive information…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal appeals court finds death row prisoners might have a right to information on lethal injections
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) granted a death row inmate a delay in execution so…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Hawaii high court upholds high standards for open proceedings in murder case
The Supreme Court of Hawaii this week in Oahu Publications Inc. v. The Honorable Karen Ahn upheld a strong public…Categorized in Court access -
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10th Circuit reverses dismissal of 'Dateline' defamation case
Last week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that while NBCUniversal reporters did not violate anyone’s Fourth Amendment rights…Categorized in Libel and privacy