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Judge refuses to quash subpoena in Rwandan genocide case
A U.S. district judge in Kansas refused last week to quash a subpoena issued to a human rights group and…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Case against reporter for photo in polling station dropped
A West Virginia judge Monday dropped all charges filed against the publisher of a West Virginia monthly paper who photographed…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Grand jury testimony sealed in California school bombing case
A state judge in California granted Friday a defense attorney’s request to seal the transcript of criminal grand jury testimony…Categorized in Court access -
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Court considers whether FERPA overrides records law
The Iowa Supreme Court will weigh whether a federal student privacy law should override a state open records law, after…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Unsealed petition details pain relief advocate's legal battle
An outspoken pain relief advocate has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to shield her from a grand jury subpoena that…Categorized in Court access -
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to redacted filing
The United States Supreme Court today denied the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press' motion to intervene in a…Categorized in Court access -
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N.Y. county to pay civil liberty union's attorney's fees
A New York State Supreme Court justice awarded the New York Civil Liberties Union attorney’s fees last week after ruling…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Records shows how agencies monitor social media sites
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group based in San Francisco, has received information through a federal Freedom…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporter uncovers two versions of Guantanamo opinion
A federal judge’s original ruling on a Guantanamo Bay detainee’s habeas corpus case disappeared and was replaced weeks later with…Categorized in Court access -
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State high court rules metadata are public records
The Washington Supreme Court upheld Thursday an appellate court’s ruling that metadata -- information related to the history, tracking or…Categorized in Freedom of information