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Advocacy groups react to Obama's transparency proposals
Open government organizations praised what they called sweeping commitments to promote government transparency and accountability in an action plan released…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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NYPD to release shooting records following access lawsuit
The New York Civil Liberties Union expects to receive more than 1,000 reports on police shootings next month following a…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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San Diego newspaper sued over accidental records release
A California judge denied earlier this week a hospital district's application for a temporary restraining order in connection with a…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Articles about ex-judge's bail decisions not defamatory
A series of newspaper articles and an editorial about a retired judge’s performance of his duties did not defame the…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Milwaukee photojournalist arrested while filming house fire
A Milwaukee Fox news station and a number of journalism organizations are demanding today that all charges be dropped against…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Appeals court denies rehearing of foreign wiretap challenge
A federal appellate court recently declined to further consider an earlier ruling that journalists and others are sufficiently harmed by…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Fed. appeals court rules on FOIA exemptions, search scope
A federal appellate court ruled against a government agency that released only documents officials decided were relevant in a federal…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge rules Proposition 8 trial video must be unsealed
Video recordings of the contentious trial that struck down California’s ban on same-sex marriage should be released to the public,…Categorized in Court access -
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Judge denies request to force OSHA to withhold records
A federal court in Florida refused to order the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to withhold videos and photographs…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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D.C. court considers release of Levy juror questionnaires
A three-judge panel of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals weighed Tuesday whether the questionnaires of jurors who convicted…Categorized in Court access