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By Lee Levine
Lawyer, Levine Sullivan & Koch
In the United States, the government may not prevent the publication of a newspaper, even when there is reason to believe that it is about to reveal information that will endanger our national security. FULL STORY>



Trying to exclude WikiLeaks from shield law stinks
By Douglas Lee Not long ago, newspapers would have recoiled from working with Congress to deny legal protection to anyone who leaked confidential or classified documents. 08.25.10
 
Losing candidate files libel suit against 2 Fla. newspapers
Jeff Greene claims St. Petersburg Times, Miami Herald published knowingly false articles timed to damage his chances of winning U.S. Senate seat. 09.02.10


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