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April 02, 2003 |

Are Journalists Public Figures?

A defamation suit in Monmouth County, N.J., is testing whether a news reporter is a public figure who must prove actual malice in order to prevail. The defense, raised by former Deputy Public Defender Robert Tarver in a suit against him by an Asbury Park Press reporter, appears to be one of first impression in New Jersey -- perhaps fitting for a libel suit that is itself highly unusual.
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November 07, 2001 |

Are Trade Secrets Protected When Published on the Internet?

In the age of the Internet, everyone is a publisher. And when everyone is a publisher, everyone is entitled to the protection of the First Amendment. In cases where the rights of corporations to protect their trade secrets are weighed against the public right to know, the public generally wins, and those employee confidentiality agreements provide no protection from outsiders.
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April 06, 2007 |

Prosecutors and Extra-Judicial Statements: Walking or Crossing the Line?

On March 14, 2006, a young black woman reported that she had been raped by three white members of the Duke University lacrosse team during a team party. The report sparked a television, print and Internet news media frenzy.
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June 02, 2003 |

No Talk of the Town

Looser FCC rules will mean greater national control of the media and a silencing of local communities, warns professor Amitai Etzioni.
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March 30, 2010 |

Film details Augusta, the Masters

How did Augusta become the home of the Masters What was the city like before it became famous for golf Learn this and more at 8 p.m. Sunday by watching the premiere of the Georgia Public Broadcasting original documentary, "Augusta's Master Plan: From Sherman's March to Arnie's Army." The program encores Wednesday, April 7 at 8 p.
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June 14, 2007 |

A Data Discovery Department?

The need for e-discovery processes and support to handle them cannot be disputed. Where the tension might arise is in more corporate counsel taking control of the e-discovery process as law firms continue staffing up for e-discovery.
6 minute read
April 07, 2010 |

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February 01, 2010 |

Obama unveils $3.83T budget with massive deficits

WASHINGTON AP - President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.83 trillion budget on Monday that would pour more money into the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a wide swath of government programs.The deficit for this year would surge to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion, topping last year's then unprecedented $1.
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July 30, 2001 |

Levy, Lewinsky Cases Shine Light on Interns -- the Worker Bees of Washington

Outside the U.S. capital, the words "Washington intern" bring to mind the faces of two young women: Chandra Levy and Monica Lewinsky. Their images obscure the fact that the city teems with an estimated 20,000 young people who come to Washington, D.C., each year to work long hours for little or no pay on Capitol Hill in order to learn about government and share corridors with the powerful.
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