A law enacted by Alameda County, California, criminalizes the act of reporting on street races and other reckless driving ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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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Recent developments in New Jersey and Hawaii have sparked debate about who should qualify for the protections of state shield laws and the complications that emerge when trying to extend the reporters ...

From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. The Nebraska Supreme Court in May… From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. The Nebraska Supreme Court in May ...

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 ...

From the Spring 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 41. From the Spring 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 41. A former Naval aviator has a clear path to recover damages from the ...

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