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Eight year Howling Pig litigation ends in $425K settlement

Chris Healy Feature December 14, 2011Students doctored a photo of a professor for a satirical magazine. 12261 read more

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Boston police admit arrest for videotaping was wrong

Andrea Papagianis Feature January 12, 2012After standing by their officers for four years, the Boston Police Department admitted officers were wrong when they arrested attorney Simon Glik for filming...

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Illinois defamation suit not dismissible on anti-SLAPP

Rachel Bunn Feature January 24, 2012The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a defamation suit filed by a high school basketball coach against about a dozen critics is not subject for dismissal under...

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Bill to rescind penalty for taping police officers fails, while state seeks...

Chris Healy Feature March 22, 2012A bill in the Illinois House of Representatives that would have created an exemption from criminal liability under the state's broad eavesdropping law was defeated by...

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Louisiana man arrested for criminal defamation of police chief can press...

Andrea Papagianis Feature March 23, 2012A U.S. District Court judge ruled that a civil lawsuit can continue against a Louisiana police chief and four officers accused of violating a former officer's...

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Police do not intend to enforce Illinois eavesdropping law during NATO summit

Rachel Bunn News April 30, 2012Journalists opposing the controversial Illinois eavesdropping statute expressed relief when a Chicago official announced that police do not plan to enforce the law when...

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First Amendment prevents prosecution for recording police performance of...

Chris Healy News May 8, 2012The Illinois Eavesdropping Act, one of the broadest restrictions on audio recording nationwide, is likely unconstitutional and may not be enforced against the American Civil...

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Federal appeals court rules government may withhold CIA interrogation,...

Amanda Simmons News May 22, 2012A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the government may withhold certain records relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of enhanced interrogation...

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N.Y. court orders Twitter to turn over user information in criminal case

Amanda Simmons News July 3, 2012A New York criminal court ruled that prosecutors seeking information about a defendant’s Internet activity can subpoena third-party online service provider Twitter. The...

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CIA must acknowledge records of drone strike program, appellate court rules

Lilly Chapa News March 19, 2013The CIA cannot refuse to search for records about U.S. drone strikes on the grounds that acknowledging the existence of the records would harm national security, the U.S....

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First Amendment prevents prosecution for recording police performance of...

Chris Healy News May 8, 2012The Illinois Eavesdropping Act, one of the broadest restrictions on audio recording nationwide, is likely unconstitutional and may not be enforced against the American Civil...

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Appeals court rules government must release drone memo

Emily Grannis News April 25, 2014A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice must release a memo on the legal basis for using drone strikes to kill American citizens abroad.The New...

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