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Newsroom Searches: The Probable Cause Dilemma.
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Atwater, Tony – 1981
As a means of providing additional search warrant protection for the news media and others engaged in public communications, the United States Congress adopted the "Privacy Protection Act of 1980." Legal and documentary research conducted over a period of two years has revealed a potential defect of the statute relating to the court…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Legal Problems
Your Photos Or Mine: An Examination of the Laws Governing Warranted Searches and Subpoenas for the Photojournalist's Work Product.
Sherer, Michael D. – 1983
Noting that there are no easy answers when a photojournalist is subjected to a legal request for his or her work products from governmental officials, this paper examines how state and federal laws and court decisions have both enhanced and inhibited a photojournalist's right to protect negatives, photographs, films, and videotapes from government…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Government Role