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Gag order eased for man fighting FBI over warrantless investigation

A president of an Internet service provider can for the first time speak about a gag on his telling anyone he had received an national security letter demanding private customer records. The ACLU argues that without a court order the FBI should at least show individual suspicion before invading the privacy and free speech rights of Internet users. -db American Civil Liberties Union Press Release August 10, 2010 NEW YORK – The FBI has partially

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Tracy, California: Journalists seek access to records in child murder case

The Associated Press, Stockton Record and the Bay Area News Group filed a motion to lift the gag order and unseal court records in the Sandra Cantu murder case. -db Tracy Press May 12, 2010 By TP staff Three news companies today filed a motion to lift the gag order and unseal court records in the Sandra Cantu murder case. The Associated Press, The Record in Stockton, and the Bay Area News Group filed a

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No gag order in Chauncey Bailey murder trial

 In the Chauncey Bailey murder, Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson released 800 pages of grand jury testimony and refused defense pleas to impose a gag order on lawyers. -DB The Oakland Tribune  July 31, 2009  By Thomas Peele OAKLAND — A judge on Thursday afternoon refused to impose a gag order on lawyers and others involved in the Chauncey Bailey murder case and also ordered the release of 800 pages of grand jury testimony. Attorneys representing

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