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New Jersey appellate court narrows fair report privilege
A New Jersey appellate court ruled last week that journalists can be subject to libel lawsuits for reporting the contents…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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FCC requests Supreme Court review of Super Bowl incident
In the midst of the Supreme Court’s deliberation of whether the FCC permissibly fined broadcasters for “fleeting expletives” in FCC v. Fox, the Commission…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Murtha, faced with defamation suit, asserts immunity
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Cir.) heard oral arguments this week over whether Rep. John…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Reporter says police deleted her crash scene photos
A Michigan reporter was arrested Nov. 4 at the scene of a fatal motorcycle wreck, and she claims an officer erased from…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Chicago freelancer arrested, again, on the job
A Chicago-based freelance photographer has been arrested at news scenes on obstruction charges twice in the last month, once after allegedly being told he couldn't…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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DOJ releases FOIA guidance ahead of new provisions
The Justice Department released new Freedom of Information Act guidance Tuesday for agencies, interpreting changes to the law due to…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Libel suit against JuicyCampus users dropped
A University of Delaware student is withdrawing a lawsuit filed this month over allegedly libelous statements made on the Web…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Court orders release of anthrax search documents
A federal court yesterday ordered the release of search records related to the 2001 “Amerithrax” investigations, recognizing for the first…Categorized in Court access -
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New bill: state lawmakers would choose successors in secret
Wisconsin state lawmakers are set to consider whether they should each compile and submit to a clerk a secret list of…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court seems wary in oral arguments over White House e-mail
Oral arguments Friday in a watchdog's lawsuit over missing White House e-mail messages did not seem to bode well for transparency in the…Categorized in Freedom of information