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FBI listened in on Puerto Rican reporters' calls
The FBI has monitored telephone conversations of at least four journalists in connection with the arrest of Puerto Rican Senator…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Calif. high court views anti-SLAPP exemption narrowly
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that an exemption to the state's anti-SLAPP statute that allows plaintiffs to avoid dismissal…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Groups seek protection for reporting of court records
The Reporters Committee has signed on to a brief with 18 other news organizations asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to overturn a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Supreme Court refuses FOIA war crimes case
The Supreme Court will not review the issue of whether documents provided to the Defense Department by outside contractors related…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Public Citizen launches FOIA litigation clinic for non-profits
Public Citizen, a leading government watchdog organization, has launched a new clinic designed to help other non-profits bring lawsuits under…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Columbine records to stay sealed for 20 years, court affirms
A federal appeals court in Colorado on Monday refused to strike down a lower court order sealing records in the 1999…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Supreme Court won't hear Hatfill's libel suit
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up Steven Hatfill's libel lawsuit against The New York Times over a series…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Beneath their sealed records, some offenders went back to jail
Hundreds of criminals in Texas whose records were sealed under a 2003 law have gone on to face new charges in…Categorized in Court access -
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New rule would expand confidentiality in school records
The Student Press Law Center is calling attention to a rule the Department of Education published last week, under which a school would have…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Fed won't name recipients of $2 trillion in loans
The Federal Reserve Bank is refusing a Bloomberg News request for names of recipients of more than $2 trillion in…Categorized in Freedom of information