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Judge in high-profile murder case limits defendant's media contacts
An Illinois judge has blocked a high-profile murder defendant from contacting anyone not on a pre-approved list of relatives and…Categorized in Court access -
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Two America journalists sentenced to hard labor in North Korea
Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea Monday after they were detained March 17…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Paper fights subpoena for online commenters' identities
Lawyers for a Montana State University professor are trying to force the Bozeman Daily Chronicle to hand over notes related to its…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Posting of Social Security numbers upheld, mostly
A Virginia woman can continue posting public officials' Social Security numbers on her Web site, in her protest against what she sees as…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Photographer loses First Amendment claim in Oakland
An Oakland Tribune photographer who was arrested while taking pictures at an accident scene lost his civil rights case against the…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Fifth Amendment, subpoena disputes persist in Detroit
Former U.S. prosecutor Richard Convertino is pressing ahead with his argument that Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter should not have…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Judge says journalists can't trespass to cover protests
Two journalists covering protests of mountaintop removal mining in rural West Virginia did not have a privilege to be on…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Politican sues radio host for calling him gay
The former mayor of Raleigh, N.C. and a candidate for chairman of the state's Republican party has sued a local…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Judge won't bar Newsday, TV station from running photos
A federal judge in New York has refused to bar Newsday and a local television station from running photos of…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Arizona sheriff's liability for attorney's fees upheld
Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio's office will indeed have to pay more than $25,000 to cover a newspaper's attorney's fees in a…Categorized in Freedom of information