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State approaches vary: a minority of states explicitly treat full autopsy reports as public records while many restrict release to next of kin or redact medical and investigative details . Examples in...
Access to police body‑worn camera (BWC) footage and related public records depends on local/state public‑records laws and individual police department policies; some jurisdictions let subjects view fo...
States vary: a minority explicitly treat full autopsy reports as public records (examples cited include Nevada, Maryland, Texas, and Louisiana), while many states restrict access—limiting disclosure t...
Claims that “Obama spied on journalists” mix documented aggressive leak prosecutions and targeted legal actions against sources with broader political allegations about spying on campaigns; the Obama ...
States and agencies commonly withhold autopsy reports under two broad rationales: privacy protections for victims and families, and law‑enforcement investigatory exemptions tied to active probes or of...
Federal law does not set a single rule for releasing autopsy findings for public figures in the U.S.; instead, state statutes and public‑records practices govern whether and how autopsy reports and re...
Historical incident reports from the 1980s–1990s in Alabama are most likely held by the original creating agency — local municipal police departments or county sheriff’s offices — with statewide crimi...
Publicly released body‑worn camera (BWC) footage and official statements are available in many recent officer‑involved incidents, and departments often release videos while internal or independent rev...
There is no way, based on the provided reporting, to list specific deaths from any outside “lists” and say which of those have official autopsy reports or prosecutor statements confirming causes becau...
When unverified survivor testimony surfaces that names public figures, professional newsrooms balance legal constraints, ethical duties to survivors, and verification standards before publishing, whil...
A journalist cannot rely on the First Amendment as a blanket shield for encouraging or participating in illegal activity; legal precedent and professional ethics draw lines between reporting wrongdoin...
Federal courts generally prohibit photographing or broadcasting federal criminal proceedings under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, and federal practice on cameras in court is more restrictive t...
Courts have repeatedly pushed back on broad nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) tied to Donald Trump’s businesses, campaign and White House roles, finding some such provisions unenforceable when they swee...