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Court allows broadcast in Calif. same-sex marriage appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) allowed the live broadcast Monday of more than two hours…Categorized in Court access -
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Ill. legislature overrides governor's veto of FOIA exemption
Performance evaluations of Illinois state employees are now exempt from the Illinois Freedom of Information Act after the Illinois Senate…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Supreme Court hears arguments in Navy FOIA case
The delicate act of balancing the public’s right to know with national security in a time of terrorism was displayed…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Dole ordered to pay filmmakers' attorney fees in SLAPP case
A California judge ordered Dole Food Co. Inc. to pay about $200,000 in court costs and attorney’s fees to two…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Second Circuit rules DHS rightfully withheld information
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) affirmed a lower court’s ruling Tuesday that the U.S.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Texas court orders reporter to testify in federal trial
A federal court in El Paso, Texas, ordered a reporter to testify in a pre-trial hearing last week as part…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Federal court orders Gawker to pull Palin's book excerpts
The U.S. District Court in New York City ordered Gawker Media Saturday to remove excerpts of former U.S. vice presidential…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Wash. high court vacates orders shielding police records
The Washington state Supreme Court Thursday vacated two separate trial courts' orders, both of which withheld police records from public…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Pa. coroners not required to immediately release records
County coroner offices are not required to immediately release manner-of-death reports under the state Right-to-Know Law, according to a Tuesday…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge blocks third attempt to subpoena reporter's notes
A federal judge in Seattle Friday quashed the third subpoena served on a reporter by lawyers representing the Chicago Police…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials