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Guantanamo detainee identities to stay secret
The Defense Department does not have to release the names of Guantanamo Bay detainees who reported abuse by military personnel…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Dentist asks court to exclude media from abuse trial
A California dentist on trial for allegedly fondling more than a dozen patients has moved to exclude the press from…Categorized in Court access -
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Government corruption investigators release few findings
A new government investigations board in Wisconsin isn’t releasing the results of most of its inquiries, according to documents provided…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Attorney in Richmond Newspapers case dies
The attorney who represented the Richmond Times-Dispatch in the landmark First Amendment case guaranteeing the public a right of access…Categorized in Court access -
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Judge asked to hold Ashenfelter in contempt
Former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino has asked a judge in Michigan to hold Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter in…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Lobbyist in McCain ethics article sues NY Times
A New York Times story about a rumored affair between Sen. John McCain and Washington lobbyist Vicki Iseman has landed the…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Man pleads guilty in Hezbollah TV case
A New York City man has pleaded guilty to helping terrorists by enabling satellite access to Hezbollah-run television, The New…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Missouri gov will turn over email
Gov. Matt Blunt will give the Missouri attorney general's office thousands of pages of email records to settle a lawsuit against his…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Feds net traveler data from airlines
Curious about travel records the government keeps on him and others, reporter Sean O'Neill published the findings of his Freedom of…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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D.C. Circuit court awards attorney's fees in FOIA case
A federal appeals court awarded a Freedom of Information Act requester attorney fees Friday, issuing its second opinion in the…Categorized in Freedom of information