Judge Rejects Media Request to Observe Mine Collapse Interviews
· Story link U.S. District Judge Dee Benson said the Constitution does not give reporters the right to watch interviews…
U.S. District Judge Dee Benson said the Constitution does not give reporters the right to watch interviews or have other access to an active mine safety investigation. He rejected a request by the Associated Press and other media organizations to observe interviews being conducted by the Mine Safety and Health Administration into the Crandall Canyon cave-in in Central Utah. (10/10/07)