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FOIA request was key in Detroit mayor's legal saga
Thanks in part to a state Freedom of Information Act request by the Detroit Free Press, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick agreed…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Private headhunter firm circumvents state FOI law
With the explicit intention of keeping candidate applications out of the public eye, the University of Arkansas is using a private search…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Anonymous bloggers protected by shield law, judge finds
A group of anonymous commenters on a Montana newspaper Web site can stay that way thanks to a Montana District…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Arrested at RNC, jailed for two days, photojournalist gives his account
A New York Post freelance photographer was released from jail in St. Paul on Wednesday, two days after he was…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Albany paper sues over payroll records
The Albany Times Union filed a lawsuit in New York state court Wednesday seeking the release of an electronic copy…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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NYT publisher ordered to give deposition in Trump lawsuit
New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. has lost a bid to quash a subpoena to provide a deposition in real estate mogul…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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J-students ordered jailed a second night in St. Paul, plus other RNC updates
More news about journalists arrested while covering Monday's protests outside the Republican National Convention: Radio host Amy Goodman pressed the St. Paul police chief…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Reporter removed from school meeting
A sheriff's deputy on Friday asked a local reporter to leave a meeting with school board members, schools officials and…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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NH man not libel-proof, but his lawsuit is dismissed
A New Hampshire man's defamation suit against a local newspaper that in 1999 quoted police linking him to "more than 1,000 crimes"…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Flood victims' payouts should be open for review
The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- one of the worst-hit areas by this summer's massive floods -- is now…Categorized in Freedom of information