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Paper sues university for violating state records law
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette filed a lawsuit Tuesday against West Virginia University, contending the school violated the state records law by…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court dismisses charges against 'Times' reporter in Zimbabwe
A court in Zimbabwe today dismissed charges against a New York Times reporter who had been arrested for covering the…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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U.S. military frees AP photographer
The U.S. military turned Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein over to his AP colleagues at a checkpoint in Baghdad today.…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Proposed bill would preserve federal electronic communications
Three Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation (H.R. 5811) today to modernize the requirements of preserving crucial electronic records from the White…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court considers limits on duplicative FOIA requests
The Supreme Court listened to oral arguments today concerning potential limitations on the right to request federal agency documents after…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Iowa sees the light, Senate passes Sunshine bill
A major bill that would set up a five-member Public Information Board to enforce the state’s current “sunshine” laws passed…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Two reporters subpoenaed in Mo. governor's suit
Two journalists were subpoenaed late last week in relation to a wrongful-firing/defamation lawsuit filed by Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s former…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Media groups sue N.C. governor over deleted e-mails
North Carolina's governor has violated the state’s public records law by methodically deleting official government e-mails, according to a lawsuit…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Lawsuit filed over documents from crashed helicoptor
The Topeka Capital-Journal is planning to file a lawsuit today after being denied access to the flight log of a…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Governor refuses access to previously open files
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration has suddenly flipped a switch on its policy regarding executive clemency files after taking heat…Categorized in Freedom of information