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Washington state appeals court upholds dismissal of defamation case against Seattle news station
A Washington state appellate court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by a Seattle transitional housing…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Tenn. court to review child death records withheld from public
A Tennessee judge in the Davidson County Chancery Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether she should make public controversial child…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Virginia Supreme Court reverses injunction against online commenter
A Virginia woman being sued by her home contractor for libel won't have to remove negative comments she posted on…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Military commission denies requests for TV coverage of Guantanamo Bay 9/11 court proceedings
The military commission at Guantanamo Bay today denied defense requests for television coverage of the upcoming 9/11-related trials, further hampering…Categorized in Court access -
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Florida Drops Efforts to Have Times-Union Reporter Subpoenaed
The Florida attorney general has dropped its efforts to compel a reporter’s testimony in the ongoing case against a former…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Businessman can pursue defamation suit without showing proof of monetary loss, N.Y. appeals court rules
A man accused of throwing a severed horse head in a local politician's pool does not have to prove monetary…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Tennessee nonprofit found subject to public records laws
A Tennessee court has ruled that a private nonprofit athletic association is the equivalent of a government agency, making it…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Pa. appeals court rules newspapers can pursue sealed records in fracking settlement
Two newspapers can now argue for the unsealing of settlement documents in a secretive fracking lawsuit, a Pennsylvania appeals court…Categorized in Court access -
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New York court dismisses libel suit against the New York Daily News
A New York judge this week dismissed a libel lawsuit by a Brooklyn judge against the New York Daily News…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Ark. Supreme Court reverses lower court decision that state open meetings law was unconstitutional
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s decision that the open meetings provisions of the state’s Freedom…Categorized in Freedom of information