3/18/16 – Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press – Press Release
The Reporters Committee today released a summary of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland’s decisions as an appellate judge that concern the First Amendment and Freedom of Information Act.
Some of the key cases that affect journalists include the subpoena battle over scientist Wen Ho Lee’s Privacy Act suit, the publication of recorded phone calls (and subsequent publication by the New York Times) concerning ethics violations by Newt Gingrich, and FOIA controversies involving military drones, cell phone location data, White House visitor logs, and Princess Diana.
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