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Media coalition files comments on restrictive Department of Defense FOIA regulations
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by a national coalition of media organizations, has filed comments on…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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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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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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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy; guilty of violating Espionage Act
A military judge on Monday acquitted Army Pfc. Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy – the most serious of charges…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Military appeals court rejects bid for access to Manning documents, setting uncertain precedent for journalists
A military appeals court denied a group of journalists’ attempt to access court filings and decisions in the court-martial of…Categorized in Court Access -
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Reporters Committee says Manning access decision shows need for congressional action on military court access
The decision today of a split U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to deny public access in the…Categorized in Court Access -
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Military appeals court weighs public access to Manning court-martial documents
Members of the nation’s highest military court questioned Wednesday whether they have the authority to decide a legal challenge to…Categorized in Court Access -
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Supreme Court weighs arguments in Stolen Valor case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that questions the constitutionality of a statute which criminalizes…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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10th Cir.: lies about military service not protected
A federal appeals court recently upheld the constitutionality of a controversial law that criminalizes lying about the receipt of military…Categorized in Prior Restraint