Prosecutor’s due process interest overcomes shield law protection 09/21/98 CALIFORNIA–A prosecutor’s interest in obtaining evidence can overcome a statutory reporter’s privilege to withhold unbroadcast videotape of an interview with an accused killer, the state Court…
Justice admits violation of subpoena approval regulations 10/20/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Justice recently admitted that it violated its own regulations in pursuit of a journalist’s phone records. The office of the U.S. attorney…
NMU WASHINGTON, D.C. Confidentiality/Privilege Government intercepts, confiscates AP reporters’ package Federal officials opened a package mailed between two reporters and illegally turned the contents over to the Federal Bureau of Investigations. March 13, 2003 —…
A newspaper in West Virginia is attempting to maintain its privilege to refuse to disclose confidential sources after a lower-court judge ordered the paper to reveal the identities of anonymous sources and documents in a…
A federal district court on Thursday ordered the BBC to turn over unseen footage from a 2003 documentary on Yasser Arafat. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., said the importance of protecting journalists’ newsgathering…
A panel of Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday approved a draft that severely limits the soon-expiring state reporter shield law. The most current version of the bill — seen as a compromise between House and Senate…
The mass tracking of the public’s telephone calls by the National Security Agency has a “corrosive effect” on the ability of the news media to report on crucial issues and “frightens sources into silence,” the…
Tailgate can open while trucks are being driven; Fox Biz Flash: 9/9. Ram is recalling over 107,000 diesel-powered Ram 1500 pickups in the U.S. after reports of several fires and four minor injuries related to the…
Former Director of Communications Jonathan Wachtel weighs in on what foreign policy challenges still remain in the Middle East. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., engaged in a new Twitter war Sunday with Sen. Rand Paul,…
180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in Northern CA amid the wind-fueled Kincade fires; Dan Springer with the latest. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday declared a statewide emergency after multiple wildfires throughout the…