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Fox News reporter may return to Colo. courtroom to defend confidential sources
Subpoenaed Fox News journalist Jana Winter will have to return to a Colorado courtroom to possibly testify about who gave…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Fox News reporter scheduled to appear in Colo. courtroom Monday in James Holmes case
A Fox News reporter is scheduled to appear before a Colorado judge on Monday to testify about who leaked her…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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D.C. appeals court to consider issuing redacted opinion in high-profile sealed case
In response to a letter from the Reporters Committee, a federal appeals court has taken a critical first step toward…By RCFPCategorized in Court access -
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Texas Open Meetings Act, sealed records challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments about the constitutionality of the criminal sanction provisions of the Texas Open…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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New York judge says I.D. law used to arrest photographers is unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled that a New York City police officer was wrong when he demanded identification from two men…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Judge rules news clipping service infringed Associated Press' copyright
Online news aggregation websites that compile and resell news stories without the publisher's permission are committing copyright infringement and are…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Steven Tyler Act stalls in Hawaii legislature
AP Photo Steven Tyler, left, and Mick Fleetwood, right, testify about an anti-paparazzi bill. Tyler's lawyer, Dina LaPolt, center, drafted…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Filmmaker cannot obtain trial recording, Mass. high court rules
Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Monday that a documentary filmmaker cannot access an audio recording of a controversial rape trial because…By RCFPCategorized in Court access -
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CIA must acknowledge records of drone strike program, appellate court rules
The CIA cannot refuse to search for records about U.S. drone strikes on the grounds that acknowledging the existence of…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Photographers associations admonish Biden's office for ordering deletion of journalist's photos
Despite the prompt apology issued by the Vice President's press office to the University of Maryland journalism school for deleting…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering