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ACLU Sues D.C. Police Over Journalist’s Arrest

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Report: Surveillance Hampering Journalists

The Associated Press | by David Bauder

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union said in a report issued today that access to data as detailed in leaks by former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden, coupled with the Obama administration’s prosecution of people for leaking classified information, is having a chilling effect on reporters.