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Journalist settles with city of Pittsburgh over wrongful arrest during G-20 summit in 2009
The city of Pittsburgh settled a federal lawsuit with a journalist who claimed he was arrested and wrongfully detained under… -
Federal court grants media organizations full access to Idaho execution
The media will be able to view the full execution of an Idaho death row inmate scheduled to be put… -
Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference… -
Police do not intend to enforce Illinois eavesdropping law during NATO summit
Journalists opposing the controversial Illinois eavesdropping statute expressed relief when a Chicago official announced that police do not plan to… -
Reporter's tweeted photo of juror leads judge to declare mistrial in murder prosecution
A Kansas judge declared a mistrial in a murder case after a reporter tweeted a photograph containing the profile of… -
Mass. extends journalists electronic access in courts
Journalists will soon be able to use laptop computers and other mobile electronic devices in Massachusetts courtrooms, after the state's… -
L.A. judge opens juvenile courts to news organizations
Los Angeles County Juvenile Court proceedings will be open to regular media coverage, but not to the public, unless a… -
Some journalists still facing charges after Occupy arrests
While many journalists covering "Occupy" protests around the country still face arrest and looming court dates, some are learning that… -
Appeals court denies rehearing of foreign wiretap challenge
A federal appellate court recently declined to further consider an earlier ruling that journalists and others are sufficiently harmed by… -
Reporters Committee to co-sponsor Law School for Digital Journalists at ONA11 conference
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will co-sponsor the Law School for Digital Journalists at Harvard University later…