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Spotlight PA investigation reveals small number of doctors approving outsize share of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania
It’s the third data-driven investigation based on records Spotlight PA obtained through successful litigation with free legal ...
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RCFP’s 2024 year in review
With the 2024 election behind us, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is looking ahead to Donald Trump’s second term as president and how it will impact press freedom and the public’s ...
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Garcia v. County of Alameda
A law enacted by Alameda County, California, criminalizes the act of reporting on street races and other reckless driving ...
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RCFP: Justice Department subpoenas for journalists’ records raise First Amendment concerns
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice released the findings from its Inspector General investigation into the use of subpoenas and other legal authorities in leak investigations to obtain ...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces federal anti-SLAPP legislation
If you like this post, sign up to get The Nuance newsletter delivered straight to your inbox on the third Sunday of every month! This month, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and ...
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Massachusetts Department of Children and Families v. Mother
Background: During a Juvenile Court proceeding in 2019, Adam Montgomery was granted custody of his four-year-old daughter, Harmony. Later that year, Harmony disappeared, but her disappearance went ...
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The clash of ethics and law
The Rolling Stone article. As controversy swirled around Rolling Stone in the wake of its story about rape at the… ...
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Introduction to the Reporter’s Recording Guide
The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...
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The landmark Food Lion case
Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for newsgathering activities are not protected by… Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to ...
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Requesting metadata with electronic records
From the Spring 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17. A federal court in New York… From the Spring 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17. A federal court in New York City ruled in ...
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Understanding Anti-SLAPP laws
Short for strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPPs have become an all-too-common tool for intimidating and silencing criticism through expensive, baseless legal proceedings. Anti-SLAPP ...
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Content aggregation: spreading or stealing the news?
In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be instantly distributed across the Internet’s many blogs and… In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be ...