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Newspaper files suit after reporters detained outside Defense contractor plant in Ohio
The Toledo Blade filed a lawsuit Friday against various military officials after reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser were…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Prosecutors drop bulk of charges against Barrett Brown over posting of hyperlink to hacked data
Federal prosecutors in Texas have moved to drop 11 of 12 fraud charges against Barrett Brown, an Internet activist and…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Supreme Court rules against protester, avoids First Amendment claim
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday unanimously declined to address the First Amendment claims of a protester who was banned from…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Journalist dismissed from embed status loses suit against military officials
The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., dismissed a freelance journalist's challenge last week to a U.S. Army decision to…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Federal court upholds Esquire's 'birther' article as protected political satire
A federal appellate court in the District of Columbia on Tuesday found that the author of a “birther” book could…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Company argues for release of Yelp posters' identity in Virginia appellate court
A panel of judges in Alexandria, Va., heard an appeal today that will determine whether Yelp will have to reveal…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Esquire defends satire against "birther" authors in federal court
Esquire magazine argued before a federal court in Washington, D.C., this morning that its May 2011 commentary about a “birther”…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of defamation suit against Spitzer, Slate
In upholding the dismissal of a defamation claim against Eliot Spitzer and Slate on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Leigh v. Jewell
A lower court’s decision to allow the government to limit journalists’ observation of wild horse roundups by the Bureau of…By RCFP -
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Florida news organizations to fight prior restraint at Monday court hearing
Florida news organizations are planning to attend a hearing on Monday to fight a judge's order not to publish the…Categorized in Prior Restraint