State high court protects subscriber lists from subpoena
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · MARYLAND · Confidentiality/Privilege · Sep. 14, 2005 State high court protects subscriber lists from subpoena Maryland’s highest court affirmed a lower …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Suspends Newspaper’s Fine in Leak Case Probe
· Story link The Pennsylvania Supreme Court temporarily suspended a judge’s $1,000-a-day fine on Lancaster Newspapers Inc. for refusing to turn over to the attorney …
Supreme Court Won’t Block Review of NY Times Phone Records
· Story link The Supreme Court refused to stop federal prosecutors from reviewing the telephone records in an effort to identify confidential sources of two …
Federal agents question writer in attempt to uncover leak
NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · TEXAS · Confidentiality/Privilege · June 16, 2005 Federal agents question writer in attempt to uncover leak U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Federal court finds reporters' privilege in First Amendment
Federal court finds reporters’ privilege in First Amendment 11/06/95 MINNESOTA–The reporters’ privilege derived from the First Amendment interests in newsgathering protects reporters’ underlying work product …
Court overturns contempt citation over anonymous source
Court overturns contempt citation over anonymous source 03/08/99 MASSACHUSETTS–In late February, the state Appeals Court in Boston overturned a contempt ruling issued against a Boston …
College: Academics also deserve protection from subpoenas
Academics archiving the oral histories of the decades-long Troubles in Northern Ireland should be protected from subpoenas in ways similar to the protection given to …
Reporter forced to testify in R. Kelly case is a no-show in court today
An arrest warrant will not be issued for Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jim DeRogatis after he failed to appear to testify in R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial. …
Separate look at each charge needed to overcome privilege
A West Virginia trial judge erred when she ordered a newspaper to reveal the identities of anonymous sources and documents in a defamation suit against …
Reporter wins subpoena battle in street performer's suit
A Boston Globe reporter is privileged from having to testify about her coverage of the city’s crackdown on street performers, a federal court ruled earlier …