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Supreme Court rejects citizen journalist's case against Texas officials who arrested her for reporting

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By: WTF News Staff  ·  Via nbcnews.com · 1 day ago · 21d ago
Officials in Laredo dropped the ... First Amendment. Priscilla Villarreal, an online journalist from Laredo, Texas, outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans in 2023.Kevin McGill / AP ... WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt by a citizen journalist to revive her civil rights claim after she was arrested for soliciting information from a police officer. At issue in the case brought by ...

Officials in Laredo dropped the ... First Amendment. Priscilla Villarreal, an online journalist from Laredo, Texas, outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans in 2023.Kevin McGill / AP ... WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt by a citizen journalist to revive her civil rights claim after she was arrested for soliciting information from a police officer. At issue in the case brought by ...

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