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AP: A judge on Friday ordered three citizen journalists to divulge confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple, narrowly interpreting who is a journalist and thereby entitled to First Amendment protections. The bloggers allegedly published product descriptions that Apple said employees had leaked in violation of nondisclosure agreements and possibly the U.S. Trade Secrets Act.
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