Judge finds constitutional flaws in city plan to regulate newspaper sales at Hartsfield International Airport
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The US Northern District Court of Georgia ruled in Atlanta Journal & Constitution v. Atlanta Department of Aviation that the city's plan to limit the number of newsracks at the airport was a violation of freedom of the press rights under the Constitution.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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FBI agents pose as photographers during Aryan Nation trial
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Journalists protested the use of false press credentials by the FBI at the trial of Aryan Nation activist Richard Butler, stating that such use endangered them and undermined public trust in the media. The credentials were later revoked.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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Covering protests ties journalists in with convention arrests
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The author discusses police treatment of journalists covering political protests at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in 2000.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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