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Texas court finds environmental website publisher not entitled to protection under state shield law
A Texas state judge recently ordered a local website publisher to turn over e-mail messages and other newsgathering materials, finding…By RCFPCategorized in Environment -
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Federal appeals court finds right to privacy over death images constitutionally protected
A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that the right to privacy over death images is protected under…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Penn. high court orders release of bids received by private company in operating public stadium
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yesterday that records of a private entity acting on behalf of a public agency may…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Oklahoma court grants media limited access to state foster care records
An Oklahoma appeals court on Friday affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant the media limited access to state agency…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Montgomery circuit court seals file in U.S. district judge's divorce proceedings
Three journalists requested access to the sealed file of an Alabama-based federal judge's divorce proceedings wrought with accusations of domestic…By RCFPCategorized in Court access -
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FCC fines broadcast company for violating telephone broadcast rule, despite conversation not being aired
A Maryland radio station and its parent company was fined $2,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for recording the beginning…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Va. court avoids ruling on access to sealed records in child murder case
A Virginia appellate court avoided deciding if a newspaper had a right of access to trial exhibits in a child…By RCFPCategorized in Court access -
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New York court finds scientific hypotheses are not libelous
A federal court in Buffalo said last week that peer-reviewed journals, not courtrooms, are the proper place to vet scientific…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Federal appeals court dismisses Chicago Tribune's open records suit against Univ. of Ill.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (7th Cir.) today ordered the dismissal of an open…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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N.H. high court rules fire marshal may withhold records under law enforcement exemption
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the state fire marshal may withhold certain records from a fire investigation…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information