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Tag: Privacy Protection Act
Federal appeals court dials up an important win for students’ cellphone privacy
A high school student is caught sending a text message during class, in violation of school rules. The teacher confiscates his phone.
Student media guide to the Privacy Protection Act
A look at the federal law that protects journalists from unauthorized newsroom searches and confiscation of their notes, photos and other newsgathering material.
Privacy Protection Act of 1980
Federal law prohibiting the search of newsrooms by law enforcement and other government officials.
42 U.S.C.