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Thursday, January 03, 2008 - Posts

Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:29 PM

Amnesty Int. can use journalists' shield

A U.S. court has ordered that Amnesty International and other human rights groups can assert the same privileges that journalists use, allowing them to better protect anonymous sources.Read the entire story at Reuters.
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments
Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:32 PM

Arizona conservation group sues Interior Department over endangered species documents

The Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity is suing the Department of Interior to obtain documents about endangered species decisions the group alleges were tainted by political pressure. See Associated Press story.
posted by DavidCuillier | 0 Comments
Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:28 PM

Nevada Supreme Court makes it tougher for judges to seal cases

The Nevada Supreme Court adopted new rules making it tougher for judges to seal civil cases, particularly those that would hide public hazards. The court took action following a special report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal exposing a large number of
posted by DavidCuillier | 0 Comments
Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:12 PM

NASA finally releases airline safety data — en masse

As reported by The Associated Press, NASA has finally released some of the results of its air-safety study. If you remember, this was the same report that NASA refused to publish because it claimed the data would scare the flying public and hurt the airlines'
posted by DonaldMeyers | 0 Comments