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Florida judge releases court records in Trayvon Martin shooting case

donal brown April 26, 2012

News organizations won a victory in a Florida court as the judge unsealed the court records in the prosecution of George Zimmerman. In the interests of a fair trial, Zimmerman’s defense team asked that the records be sealed, and a judge who since recused herself agreed to seal them. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 24, 2012, by Rachel Bunn. Full story    

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Filmmaker seeks documents of death of news director for Spanish-language TV

donal brown April 24, 2012

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education fund filed a writ of mandate to force the Los Angeles County sheriff to release documents in the death of journalist Ruben Salazar caused by a tear gas projectile after a peaceful rally. The Office of Independent Review found the sheriff’s department made errors in choice of weapons but did not target Salazar. MALDEF and a filmmaker want the documents to complete a documentary on Salazar’s life and

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Manning defense team says secrecy demolishes chances of fair trial

donal brown April 24, 2012

Attorneys for Pfc. Bradley Manning, charged with espionage for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, are charging that the federal prosecutors are withholding documents needed for a defense. Manning’s attorneys say that they have been frustrated in their attempts to gain access to official “damage assessments” that provide details on the actual damages of the leaks to national security. -db From the Courthouse News Service, April 23, 2012, by Adam Klasfeld. Full story  

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New Labor Department procedures jeopardize timely reporting on jobs data

donal brown April 19, 2012

In what they say is a need for greater security, the U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the media to remove their computer software and other equipment at the department and to rely on government equipment, software and Internet connections to retrieve the news. The media is concerned that reporters will not gain access to data at the same time, a condition provided under the old procedures. -db From Bloomberg News, April 18, 2012, by

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