January 8th, 2013
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ONA joins Reporters Committee brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to strike residency restriction in Virginia FOIA - Online News Association

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed with the U.S. Supreme Court a friend-of-the court brief, joined by the Online News Association, arguing that a Virginia law restricting Freedom of Information Act requests to state residents is unconstitutional. Although the law includes a narrow exemption for media organizations that circulate or broadcast in the state — with no mention of digital media — ONA joined with 52 other media organizations to argue for overturning the law.

Read the full article on journalists.org. 

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