Disturbing Execution of Clayton Lockett Triggers Filing of Lawsuit by the ACLU and News Outlets
Summary: Clayton Lockett was sentenced to death on April 29 of this year. After he received his lethal injection, he…
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NY Court of Appeals Rules Reporter Can Keep Sources Secret
In a small reprieve to the rights of journalists, New York’s State Court of Appeals has said that ordering Manhattan-based…
Fourth Circuit Rules Any Journalist Reporting Government Secrets Must Identify Source
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., gave 118-page set of opinions…
AP Criticizes Seizure of Telephone Records by U.S. Government
On Monday, the Associated Press said that the U.S. government had secretly accessed and seized telephone records of AP reporters…