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A federal judge dismissed Utah journalist Bryan Schott's lawsuit against the Utah Legislature.

U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled the credentialing policy doesn't restrict content or speech.

Schott plans to appeal, arguing the policy discriminates against independent journalists.

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a Utah reporter who accused the Legislature of improperly denying him credentials to cover the session earlier this year.

U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby on Monday ruled against Bryan Schott, who runs the Utah Political Watch website. Schott, who previously worked at the Salt Lake Tribune, had sued claiming that denying him a press credential violated the First Amendment and was retaliation f

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