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CREW files public records suit over SEC's post-Madoff reforms
The government accountability group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge rejects Kansas reporter's bid to delay giving testimony
A judge has rejected a Kansas reporter's effort to delay being compelled to testify about her interview with a murder…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Trial over gay-marriage ban will be recorded and broadcast
A federal judge in San Francisco has decided the first trial challenging California's same-sex marriage ban will be filmed over…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Washington Post asks for Blackwater hearing transcript
The Washington Post has asked for the transcripts of the closed hearings that led to the dismissal of the government's…Categorized in Court access -
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Coalition receives $2 million for new Freedom of Information fund
The National Freedom of Information Coalition has received a $2 million, three-year grant from the John S. and James L.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal study finds lack of standards on sealed cases
The McClatchy "Suits & Sentences" blog reports today on findings of a federal study on court secrecy. A report prepared…Categorized in Court access -
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Homeland Security withdraws subpoena to travel journalist
The Department of Homeland Security has withdrawn the administrative subpoena it served to travel journalist Christopher Elliott after he published…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Two rulings revamp Canadian libel laws
Canada's highest court upended the country's libel laws last week with a pair of decisions that will strengthen freedom of…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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TSA agents subpoena, visit home of second writer
A representative from the Transportation Security Administration visited the home of a second blogger this week to serve a subpoeana…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Media groups urge high court to review publicity case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Society for Professional Journalists have filed a friend-of-the-court brief on…Categorized in Libel and privacy