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Army plan would give press better access to Arlington Cemetery funerals
A special U.S. Army committee has drafted a proposal that would allow reporters covering military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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FSU stalls over record request in NCAA probe
Florida State University is apparently giving the media the cold shoulder over a seemingly public record detailing NCAA claims of wrongdoing at the school.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge lifts gag order on MIT students
A federal trial court judge in Boston lifted a gag order preventing three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students from disclosing security…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Mont. high court refuses to release lawyer records
The Montana Supreme Court last week refused to release the disciplinary records of a former city prosecutor who was fired…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Okla. prosecutor files criminal libel complaint against blogger
A local district attorney in Oklahoma has filed a criminal libel complaint against a blogger there -- and police are…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Ohio debates how complete access to online court records should be
Ohio's state Supreme Court is grappling with the same privacy and transparency dilemma the federal courts dealt with several years ago,…Categorized in Court access -
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Mexico experiments with openness in court
From The Dallas Morning News: A Texas-bordering Mexican state where the drug trade subsists on public corruption, and murders this year have topped 700, is trying…Categorized in Court access -
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AP seeks access to Pa. judge's grand jury leak probe
The Associated Press wants a Pennsylvania judge to open up his inquiry into grand jury leaks from a casino owner's perjury case, in…Categorized in Court access -
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Fla. judge rules media can see 'D.C. Madam' photos
The public will be able to view crime scene photos taken at the Florida mobile home where the "D.C. Madam" killed herself in…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Det. newspapers want mayor to testify in FOIA case
Last month saw Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick trying to force Free Press and Detroit News reporters to testify in the newspapers' Freedom of…Categorized in Freedom of information