MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007
Fort Myers News-Press
The federal government has agreed to pay $105,000 in attorney fees for the News-Press after the paper -- and other Gannett papers in Florida -- successfully sued the Department of Homeland Security for the release of public records. "This is an outstanding result for the newspaper," say the paper's lawyer,
Charles Tobin. "After years of withholding records, the government has agreed to pay six figures. The amount speaks for itself. It's a victory for the First Amendment."
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