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 …
Kansas high court allows reporter subpoena to stand
The Kansas Supreme Court yesterday ruled that prosecutors may force Dodge City Globe reporter Claire O’Brien to testify about her news gathering activities and materials …
Reporters Committee joins brief in defense of Toni Locy
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joined 18 news organizations and 14 professional and trade organizations in filing an amicus curiae brief in …