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City councilwoman withdraws libel suit against blogger
A Baltimore city councilwoman withdrew her libel suit against a local blogger on Monday after she said it became clear…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Photojournalist arrested after filming police on public street
A New York police officer arrested a freelance photojournalist Friday after he attempted to film a police scene on a…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Times reporter won't have to reveal confidential source
A New York Times reporter will not have to reveal a confidential source when he testifies in the trial of…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Va. court refuses to seal employment settlement agreement
A federal trial court judge ruled last month that a settlement agreement between the restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday and several…Categorized in Court access -
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Court orders Nixon's grand jury testimony unsealed
A federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday ordered the unsealing of the transcript of former President Richard Nixon's 1975…Categorized in Court access -
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Company asks judge to throw out anonymous poster ruling
An Internet service provider in Colorado earlier this month asked a federal court to throw out a magistrate judge’s ruling…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Court rejects presumptive closure of commitment hearings
The Washington Supreme Court earlier this month struck down a court rule that presumptively closed involuntary civil commitment proceedings to…Categorized in Court access -
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Media did not libel hero in Olympics bombing coverage
Reporters at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution did not libel a security guard, who was at first hailed as a hero after…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Judge allows some Kentucky coal spill info to remain secret
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a journalist’s attempt to obtain more information about a federal investigation into whether mine…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Court reinstates professor's libel suit against Ohio University
An Ohio appeals court reinstated a defamation lawsuit against Ohio University, holding that a professor who sued the university after…Categorized in Libel and privacy