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Washington Times reporter calls confidential sources essential to his job
Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz told a federal court Tuesday that protecting the confidentiality of his sources is "absolutely essential"…
July 23, 2008
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Court: FBI did not violate reporters' rights to gather news
The First Amendment rights of reporters covering a February 2006 Federal Bureau of Investigation raid at a prominent Puerto Rican activist's home were…
June 20, 2008
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Principal shuts down paper for flag-burning photo
A California high school principal shut down the student newspaper after it ran a front-page photo of a student burning…
June 11, 2008
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Lawsuit against Fox News won't go to trial
A District Court judge in Maine on Friday dismissed a school superintendent's slander suit against Fox News, finding no proof…
June 10, 2008
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'Sun-Times' reporter isn't forced to testify in R. Kelly case
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jim DeRogatis can decline to answer questions in R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial, Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled today.
June 4, 2008
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