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ONLINE MEDIA LEGAL NETWORK PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COALITION TO ASSIST WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWSUIT
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society February 1, 2010
HARVARD OFFERS LEGAL HELP FOR ONLINE JOURNALISTS
Nieman Journalism Lab November 19, 2009

MASSACHUSETTS HIGH COURT DISMISSES SEWER SUPERINTENDENT'S LIBEL SUIT
The Enterprise January 7, 2010
>> SJC ALSO ADDS SOME PROTECTION FOR USE OF ANONYMOUS SOURCES.

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Mass. High Court Rules School Board Violated Open Meeting Law
Boston Globe December 31, 2009
>>Court says governmental bodies can't circumvent law with private e-mails.

Officials Lag in Reporting Information on Donors
Boston Globe December 30, 2009
>> Weak law does little to push candidates.

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Around the Nation


JUDGE ORDERS HALT TO BLOGGING AT MURDER TRIAL AND NEWSPAPER APPEALS
Times-Union January 14, 2010
>>JUDGE UNPERTURBED BY CENTURIES-OLD NOTE-TAKING.

IN FIGHT WITH PROSECUTORS, MEDILL SCHOOL JOURNALISTS GET SOME HELP
Chicago Tribune January 12, 2010
>> NEW YORK TIMES, CBS FILE BRIEFS SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO QUASH SUBPOENAS

NEW FOIA BRINGS SWEEPING TRANSPARENCY TO ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT
Journal Star January 9, 2010
>> BLAGOJEVICH SCANDAL WASN'T ALL BAD.

Cities Handover Chunks of Data to Programmers.
The New York Times December 6, 2009
>> Local governments are figuring out how to use the Internet to make public information more accessible.

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