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Study finds more than half of federal agencies' FOIA rules do not meet legal requirements
More than 60 percent of federal agencies have not responded to calls by Congress or President Barack Obama to update…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judiciary Committee approves "overdue" e-mail privacy bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee Friday unanimously approved a “very overdue” bill that would require law enforcement officials to get a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Federal judge criticizes immigration agency's response to FOIA request
Attorneys seeking records from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hope that a strongly worded opinion released recently by a federal…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Wis. judge denies Justice Department's request to subpoena journalists
In the first ruling under Wisconsin’s new shield law, a judge denied the state Department of Justice’s request to subpoena…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Ark. Supreme Court hears arguments over definition of public meeting
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday expressed frustration that the state's open meetings law contains no definition for what constitutes…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal courts have power to review classification decisions, government brief confirms
Government attorneys confirmed on Tuesday that federal courts have the right under the federal Freedom of Information Act to review…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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University of Colorado releases some Holmes records
Despite a judge recently modifying a gag order in the case of alleged theater shooter James Holmes, journalists are having…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Kentucky judge upholds rule preventing contact with federal jurors
A Kentucky federal judge recently allowed media contact with jurors in a hate crime case, but denied the newspaper's attempt…Categorized in Court access -
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case on taping Illinois cops
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a case involving the open recording…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Journalists now allowed to tweet, live blog from Utah courtrooms
The Utah Supreme Court on Monday approved a rule that will allow journalists to tweet, live stream and blog from…Categorized in Court access