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Lawyer, Levine Sullivan & Koch
In the United States, the government may not prevent the publication of a newspaper, even when there is reason to believe that it is about to reveal information that will endanger our national security. FULL STORY>



Jack Landau, 'First Amendment guerrilla,' dies
Veteran reporter helped organize Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in 1970. 08.18.08 		 
3rd Circuit rejects juror anonymity in Wecht trial
By Douglas Lee Saying that in most cases openness outweighs risks of identifying jurors, appeals panel holds that press has right to know their names. 08.20.08


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