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Paragliding journalist arrested after photographing Kansas feedlot
An award-winning photojournalist faces trespassing charges in Kansas after paragliding over a cattle-filled feedlot on a freelance assignment last month.…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Attorney General Holder's report to President adopts stronger protection for news media
Attorney General Eric Holder today submitted a 7-page report to President Obama listing recommendations for revisions to guidelines on subpoenas…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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New York appeals division orders dismissal of school teacher's "slush fund" defamation suit
A New York appeals court has ruled that a local newspaper and its reporter were not liable for defamation despite…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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GIS mapping data is public, not subject to software fee, California high court rules
Electronic geographic information system (GIS) mapping data maintained by California governments is public under the state records law and therefore…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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City must pay $538,555 in public records suit over e-mail metadata
A town in Washington state must pay more than half a million dollars to resolve a seven-year lawsuit that brought…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Texas Supreme Court reinstates libel lawsuit, rejects rule on reporting of third-party allegations
The Texas Supreme Court reinstated a defamation suit against an Austin television station that aired a broadcast about a local…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Court rules that scientific articles are protected from defamation suits
A federal appeals court panel in New York ruled this week that scientific articles are considered "protected opinion" in a…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Federal judge dismisses former Liberian rebel leader's defamation claim using D.C. Anti-SLAPP statute
A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a former Liberian rebel leader's defamation claim against The Atlantic under the…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Louisiana criminalizes publishing gun permit information
Publishing the name or address of a concealed gun permit holder or applicant is set to become a crime in…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Government forced to release names of Guantanamo Bay prisoners
In response to a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by The Miami Herald, the Department of Defense was required…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information