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New Jersey court says fees for electronic records are reasonable
A New Jersey court has ruled that municipalities do not have to provide public records to requesters in a computer-readable…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court dismisses Arizona blogger's suit against police over search
An Arizona federal court last week dismissed a blogger's lawsuit against the city of Phoenix over a raid police conducted…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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House hearing focuses on improving access to federal records
A week after the Obama administration issued new open government initiatives, a congressional panel heard testimony Wednesday to consider whether…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal anti-SLAPP legislation makes its debut in Congress
The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would create a federal anti-SLAPP law to protect individuals from meritless lawsuits…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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AP asks West Virginia court to reconsider judicial e-mail decision
The Associated Press has asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to reconsider its November ruling that e-mail messages exchanged between…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal court says mug shots not public records
A federal court in south Florida told a freelance journalist that his request for the mug shot of a securities…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Millions of Bush-era e-mail messages to be recovered
Two groups announced Monday that they have settled a 2007 lawsuit against the government over millions of missing e-mail messages…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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News organizations support Bloomberg's bailout suit
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joined 12 other media organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief that supports…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court rules personal e-mail sent from work account is private
The D.C. federal district court ruled Thursday that a U.S. attorney’s personal e-mail correspondence, sent from his work account, was…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Supreme Court to decide whether text messages are private
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case about whether employee text messages sent on employer-issued phones are…Categorized in Libel and privacy