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Bold Experiment in Los Angeles Pushes the Boundaries of Irony

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In a dramatic, last-minute effort to win the prize for “Most Obnoxious Law Enforcement Tactic of the Year,” the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has announced that many arrested Occupy L.A. protesters will, as an alternative to fines or jail, be given the opportunity to attend “free speech” school to learn what rights they don’t have.

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Law School for Digital Journalists – Online Registration Closes September 16!

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Next Thursday, September 22, 2011, the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, together with the Online News Association and the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy will present "Law School for Digital Journalists

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The New England First Amendment Institute – Applications Due By Sept. 15!

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The CMLP's friends at the New England First Amendment Coalition will soon be selecting twenty-five New England journalists for an intensive course on freedom of information law and investigative reporting techniques at the inaugural First Amendment Institute to be held November 13-15, 2011, in Dedham, Massachusetts.

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A Victory for Recording in Public!

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My apologies to Justin Silverman for bumping the second half of his excellent blog post about the BART phone blackout with this breaking news -- I urge you to read Justin's posts as well. 

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New Survey on Public and Media Interest in Government Transparency

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The CMLP's friends at the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Media Law Resource Center have just released the results of a recent survey of citizen interest in government transparency and

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Welcome Andy Sellars, CMLP's New Staff Attorney

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I am thrilled to welcome Andy Sellars, our new Staff Attorney, to the Citizen Media Law Project, and to welcome him back to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society as an Employee Fellow.

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Announcing OpenCourt

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It is a fundamental principle of the United States legal system that courts should be open to the public.  This principle is widely regarded as more aspirational than factual, because of numerous practical barriers to courtroom access -- not the least of which is that most of us do not have the time or ability to travel to the court to witness proceedings in person.  While the news media report on judicial proceedings,

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