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February 2008 - Posts

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:16 PM

J-Groups, News Orgs Rally to Protest Shuttering of Wikileaks

The Wikileaks case is heating up as folks prep for Friday's hearing in federal court. The LDF Committee is supporting an effort by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the LA Times and Hearst to protest the shutting down of the whistle-blowing
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:50 PM

Will Whistle-Blower Site Stay Shuttered?

It goes without saying that folks at SPJ, including the Society's faithful Baker & Hostetler lawyer Laurie Babinski, are closely watching developments in the shuttering of Wikileaks, a site devoted to the publication of confidential records.The First
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:24 PM

LDF Activity Report...A Busy Few Months

I've admittedly been slack...until recently...with the LDF Shield blog. But the LDF Committee and Subcommittee members, with the tireless support of our lawyers at Baker Hostetler, have been busy.During the past few months the LDF Committee has granted
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:46 PM

Contempt Ruling Against Reporter "Most Disturbing"

A former reporter for USA Today was ruled in contempt by a federal judge Tuesday because she is refusing to reveal her anonymous sources for stories she wrote about the much-publicized anthrax attacks of 2001.The reporter, Toni Locy, is now a journalism
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:50 AM

Blogger Spurs Debate Over Shield Law

I'm catching up on the controversy surrounding blogger Thaddeus Matthews in Memphis. His blog, Thaddeus Matthews Dot Com, is under investigation by local authorities and he may face subpoena.Looks like the Commercial Appeal, along with the ACLU, is coming
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