The compliance failures outlined in the inspector general's report might seem wonky and insignificant, but they matter.

The Capital Chronicle’s lawsuit, filed in Marion County, alleges that the IDOC violated Indiana’s Access to Public Records ...

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From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers himself a journalist.… From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers ...

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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 ...

President Barack Obama’s recent assertion of executive privilege in the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious highlights the difficulty journalists can face when invocation of the ...

AP Photo/The Galveston County Daily News, Jennifer Reynolds Criminal penalties for violations of meetings laws were under fire in Texas… Although a federal appellate court in September ruled that the ...

Police departments across the nation are implementing body-worn camera programs in an effort to create a more objective record of officers’ activities. As recent news events have proved, these videos ...

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On the final day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt to carve out another category of speech from First Amendment protection, striking down a California restriction on the sale or ...

Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for newsgathering activities are not protected by… Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to ...