Another
test case is before a Federal judge in NY today. At issue is whether or not writers in the WWW have equal standing and protection as do the members of the press.
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A federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., is considering whether bloggers are entitled to the same free speech protections given to reporters for newspapers and other media. The case involves leaked documents belonging to the pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly.
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Not that that means as much as it once did given the recent sad case having to do with Valerie Plame (outed target), Scooter Libby (perjuring scapegoat), Judith Miller (jailed), Richard Armitage (unindicted outer), Karl Rove (unindicted outer), and President Bush (hypocritical panderer).