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Spring 2009, Volume 14, Number 3

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Top Story:

Supreme Court News
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Leaves FCC’s Ban on Fleeting Expletives in PlaceU.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Animal Cruelty Video Case

FOIA and Access
Obama’s Policies Promote Openness; Some Secrecy Persists
1st Circuit Blocks Live Webcast of File-Sharing Trial
Wisconsin Group Sues Newspaper, Alleges Exclusive Right to Coverage of High School Sports
Veterans Affairs Seizes, Returns Radio Reporter’s Equipment at D.C. Medical Center
Minnesota Legislature Toys with Secrecy Measures

Endangered Journalists
Two American Journalists Arrested, to Face Trial in North Korea
Saberi Released from Prison in Iran, Sentence Suspended
RNC Update: Report Faults Police on Media Planning; Legal Fallout Continues

Supoenas and Shield Laws
Judge Rules in Ashenfelter’s Favor on Fifth Amendment; Reporter Protects Sources and Avoids Contempt Order
Texas Enacts Shield Law

Ethics
Did Financial Journalists Misjudge the Economic Downturn?
Los Angeles Times Criticized over Ads that Look Like Newspaper Stories

Libel
1st Circuit Denies Rehearing in Libel Case Disallowing Truth as An Absolute Defense

Silha Events
Silha Spring Ethics Forum and SPJ Town Hall Meeting Address Health Journalism’s ‘Fever Pitch’
Speakers Meet at the Intersection of Law Enforcement and Digital Privacy at Silha Spring Forum


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