An Ohio county judge rescinded an arrest warrant for a local reporter after his confidential source revealed himself today, The Plain Dealer reported. An arrest warrant was issued yesterday after Plain Dealer reporter Gabriel Baird failed to appear in court to reveal the source that provided him with a 2005 psychiatric report of a man […]
Read MoreCoroner to stand trial for revealing password to reporters
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · PENNSYLVANIA · Confidentiality/Privilege · March 30, 2007 Coroner to stand trial for revealing password to reporters Reporters will testify in the trial of a Pennsylvania coroner who allegedly gave them access to the restricted areas of the county’s emergency 911 Web site. March 30, 2007 · The elected coroner of Lancaster […]
Read MoreDéjà vu Down Under
· Story link Click Here: pinko shop cheap Okay, this is well beyond the Beltway, but we thought some readers might find interesting the report of the Right to Know Coalition in Australia: Suppression of court verdicts; inordinate delays in Freedom of Information requests, FOI searches abandoned because of spiralling costs, journalists dragged through the […]
Read MoreEx-NSA analyst: Agency spied on news organizations
A former National Security Agency analyst told MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann Wednesday night that the Bush Administration targeted and eavesdropped on the conversations of American journalists. Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks Russell Tice, one of the sources who revealed the secret NSA warrantless wiretapping program to The New York Times in 2005, gave […]
Read MoreSecond Cir. releases opinion on "Crude" outtakes
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City (2nd Cir.) Thursday affirmed a federal district court's ruling that required a documentary filmmaker to turn over all unused footage from his film, "Crude: The Real Price of Oil," which chronicled Ecuadorians who sued Texaco (now owned by Chevron) regarding alleged pollution of the Ecuador rainforest. […]
Read MoreButtigieg puts focus on foreign policy as he hammers Trump
Facing questions on the trail about whether his campaign has put forward enough big ideas, Pete Buttigieg plans to make one area his own: foreign policy. The South Bend, Ind., mayor will give a major address on his national security and foreign policy platform Tuesday morning at Indiana University, delving into details on a policy […]
Read MoreEU approves three-month Brexit extension as UK nears election
The bloc’s 27 remaining leaders agreed to a “flextension” until January 2020, Donald Tusk, president of the EU Council, tweeted on Monday. ### The delay — a third granted by Europe this year — must still be formalized. It will be cut short if Boris Johnson passes his exit deal before then. ### It could […]
Read MoreHouse Opens Ethics Probe Into Rep. Katie Hill’s Alleged Relationship With Staffer
The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation Wednesday into unsubstantiated claims that Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) had a relationship with a House staffer while in office. Shortly after the committee announced its probe, Hill admitted in a letter to constituents that she had indeed had an inappropriate relationship with a campaign aide before she won […]
Read More‘Pogba only plays to keep his transfer value up’ – Souness launches scathing attack on Man Utd ace
The France midfielder is “selfish” and does not deserve to be in the Red Devils’ team on merit, the ex-Liverpool boss has said Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has come under fire from Liverpool legend Graeme Souness, who has accused the World Cup winner of being “selfish” and only in the team to keep his […]
Read MoreArsenal outcast Ozil receives bizarre Premier League offer from Cardiff boss Warnock
The former Germany international will shine under Unai Emery, according to Neil Warnock, but the Cardiff boss floated a bold alternative solution Neil Warnock has no doubt Mesut Ozil will come good again with Unai Emery’s Arsenal – but would welcome the star playmaker to Cardiff City if things do not work out. Ozil sat […]
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