FBI promises to brush up on First Amendment

    NMU WASHINGTON, D.C. Confidentiality/Privilege FBI promises to brush up on First Amendment As part of an internal investigation into the interception of two reporters’ package, the FBI will remind its employees of the importance of press freedoms, according to an AP report. June 5, 2003 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has admitted its employees…

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      Ashenfelter seeks immediate ruling on Fifth Amendment

      Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter wants a federal court in Michigan to immediately rule on the legitimacy of his invocation of the Fifth Amendment to protect confidential sources, the newspaper reports. Click Here: New Zealand rugby store Ashenfelter is in a protracted subpoena battle with former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino, who is seeking Ashenfelter’s…

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        Privacy Act still misapplied against reporters

        The ongoing dispute between Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter and former U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino for the names of Ashenfelter’s sources has once again raised concerns that the Privacy Act is being misapplied —to the detriment of journalists. Convertino sued the Department of Justice in 2004, allegingthat officials there violated the Privacy Act by…

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