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This Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The Supreme Court Just Revived Her Lawsuit. (opinion)
Priscilla Villarreal's case is about whether certain reporters have more robust free speech rights than others.
Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Protecting Police Who Arrested Citizen Journalist
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that protected Texas law enforcement officers from liability in the arrest of a local citizen journalist who sought information from a police source.
Supreme Court revives case of citizen journalist arrested for seeking information
The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the case of a citizen journalist who was arrested in 2017 for seeking information from a police department source in Laredo, Texas.
US Supreme Court gives Texas citizen journalist new shot to sue over arrest
Priscilla Villarreal, an online citizen journalist in Laredo, has become one of the city's most popular news sources.
Supreme Court Orders Review of Texas Citizen Journalist's Arrest, Citing Free Speech Implications
Supreme Court requires a review of citizen journalist La Gordiloca's lawsuit over her arrest concerning First Amendment rights.
Supreme Court opens door to Texas online journalist's lawsuit over her 2017 arrest
The Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a new look at the lawsuit filed by a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongly arrested in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocates.
This Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The Supreme Court Just Revived Her Lawsuit.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a ruling against a Texas citizen journalist whom police arrested for asking the government questions, injecting new
Supreme Court tosses decision that shielded officers who arrested citizen journalist
A Texas citizen journalist was arrested after she published two news stories to her Facebook page that included information she sought from a police source.
Supreme Court revives lawsuit of Texas journalist jailed for asking police a question
Priscilla Villarreal, known as "Lagordiloca" ("the fat, crazy lady"), is described by The New York Times, as "arguably the most influential journalist in Laredo." She livestreams her reporting on Facebook,
‘Fat crazy lady’ wins a crucial victory for citizen journalists
The Supreme Court has overturned a decision of the Fifth Circuit that barred a lawsuit by Priscilla Villarreal, known as La ...
Supreme Court Intervenes on Behalf of Citizen Journalist Arrested by Texas Police for Reporting on Border Patrol Agent’s Suicide
In 2017, Priscilla Villarreal was arrested after asking a police source for the names and identities of victims in a suicide ...
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Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Conviction of NCIS Agent
A federal appeals court has overturned the obstruction convictions of Leatrice De Bruhl-Daniels, a former Naval Criminal ...
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An online journalist tried to sue over her 2017 arrest. The Supreme Court just ordered another look at her case
The justices tossed out the ruling of a divided federal appeals court that found journalist Priscilla Villarreal, known online as La Gordiloca, could not sue police officers and other officials ...