From Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang in Irizarry v. Yehia (D. Colo.), decided yesterday:
"[N]ews gathering is an activity protected by the First Amendment." … [T]his right is not limited to professional journalists or established media companies: "The First Amendment right to gather news is, as the Court has often noted, not one that inures solely to the benefit of the news media; rather, the public's right of access to information is coextensive with that of the press."
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From Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang in Irizarry v. Yehia (D. Colo.), decided yesterday:
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"[N]ews gathering is an activity protected by the First Amendment." … [T]his right is not limited to professional journalists or established media companies: "The First Amendment right to gather news is, as the Court has often noted, not one that inures solely to the benefit of the news media; rather, the public's right of access to information is coextensive with that of the press."
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