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Sizing up the role of transparency in the financial crisis
In the midst of the nation's current financial crisis -- including Monday's historic 777-point Dow drop and Congress's efforts to bail out…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Short fight for open records in South Dakota courts
The South Dakota Supreme Court decided last week to seal jury records from the public in a bid to protect…Categorized in Court access -
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Fallout from St. Paul: freelancer returns home, is jailed again
Freelance photographer Jason Nicholas made news earlier this month as one of the unlucky journalists arrested in St. Paul during the Republican National Convention.…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Detroit policy considered e-mails public, city lawyer testifies
Key testimony about an electronic records policy has bolstered the case of two Detroit newspapers in their ongoing open-records lawsuit…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Between candidates and '527s', broadcast stations get caught
With election day bearing down, and third-party political groups gobbling up advertising time on the airwaves, The Wall Street Journal reports today that candidates' lawyers…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Gag order after suspect gives jailhouse interview
A man in Illinois accused of killing eight people complained to The Associated Press in a jailhouse interview Tuesday that his trial isn't…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Canadian high court to hear confidential sources case
The Canadian Supreme Court is delving into fraught journalistic territory, agreeing this week to hear a case that centers on the compelled disclosure…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Pennsylvania high court upholds absolute reporter's privilege
A reporter who used a confidential source to report about a grand jury proceeding can keep her source’s identity a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Commission finds against mayor over closed arena meetings
The mayor of Hartford unlawfully held closed meetings with a city arena-planning group, according to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge scolds journalists for accessing restricted Web site
A Pennsylvania judge accused several journalists of transgressing from their professional ethics for tapping into a restricted county Web site…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials