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Fourth Circuit Questions Whether Government Can Force Reporter to Testify
by Matthew L. Schafer RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia heard arguments as to whether the Obama administration can force a New York Times reporter to identify...
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Speak, and Speak Immediately: The Risen Subpoena, the Executive Branch, and...
by Matthew L. Schafer I have finally finished my thesis, Speak, and Speak Immediately: The Risen Subpoena, the Executive Branch, and the Reporter’s Privilege. I hope to write an abridged version...
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Is Greenwald a Journalist and Does It Even Matter?
Note: This is the second part of a multiple part series about the ability of the government to prosecute journalists for receiving and disseminating national security information. It comes in...
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Fourth Circuit Orders Reporter to Testify as to Source of National Security...
by Matthew L. Schafer Just days after a Department of Justice report sought to “safeguard[] the essential role of a free press in fostering government accountability and an open society,” the Fourth...
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