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Judge orders blogger to take down information about woman accused in hit-and-run case
A Massachusetts district judge ordered a blogger to remove from his website all references to a woman who faced criminal…By RCFPCategorized in Prior restraint -
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N.Y. court orders Twitter to turn over user information in criminal case
A New York criminal court ruled that prosecutors seeking information about a defendant’s Internet activity can subpoena third-party online service…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules public should not be charged cost to redact public records
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled yesterday that authorities cannot charge the public for redaction costs under its public records law.…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Supreme Court ignores requests for video and audio access to health care ruling
Disregarding appeals made by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press on behalf of nearly 50 news media organizations…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Supreme Court rules Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a federal law that criminalizes lying about military medals violates the First Amendment.…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Federal appellate court allows former prosecutor to investigate Detroit newspaper's government source
A federal appeals court allowed a former Detroit prosecutor to continue investigating the identity of a source who leaked information…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Rhode Island revamps public records law to be more requestor-friendly
Rhode Island's governor signed into law yesterday what open records advocates have called the first major revisions in 14 years…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Texas Supreme Court overturns libel ruling because of judge's bribe
The Texas Supreme Court declined to rule on a libel appeal brought against two Texas newspapers by alleged child abusers…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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New intelligence rules emphasize lie detectors, more investigators in effort to limit leaks to news media
In an attempt to "deter and detect" officials leaking information to news media organizations, the head of the country's intelligence…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Army appellate court denies public access to court records in Manning court-martial
One of the most high-profile, domestic military prosecutions in decades will remain tightly sealed from public view. An Army appeals…By RCFPCategorized in Court access