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Anti-terrorism law infringes First Amendment rights, court finds
A federal judge in New York recently halted enforcement of a controversial section of an anti-terrorism bill that the court…By RCFPCategorized in Prior restraint -
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Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Federal appeals court rules government may withhold CIA interrogation, waterboarding records
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the government may withhold certain records relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s use…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Photographer covering NATO summit protests arrested; another allegedly injured by police and five journalists reportedly detained
One photographer was arrested Sunday night while covering the protests outside the NATO summit in Chicago. Another photographer was reportedly…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Federal judge denies request to make government report on PATRIOT Act public
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI may keep classified a report to…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal appellate court hears arguments in reporter's privilege case
A federal appellate court heard arguments today in a case that may potentially be one of the most significant rulings…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Fla. appeals court awards attorney's fees for county's undue delay in complying with records request
A Florida appeals court ruled today that a county could not avoid paying attorney's fees to a successful records requester…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Student photojournalist acquitted in one of the first Occupy Wall Street trials
In one of the first Occupy Wall Street cases to proceed to trial, a New York University student journalist charged…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Dept. of Justice defends public's right to record police activity
In a battle between the public's First Amendment rights and law enforcement's application of policy, the public recently found an…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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New Jersey Supreme Court limits libel damages, distinguishes online speech
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a defamation suit over online accusations of child sexual abuse could still…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy