Confidential sources
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Jan. 6 House committee issues subpoena for three months of photojournalist’s phone records
The request for photojournalist Amy Harris's phone records could be used to identify confidential sources.view more
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Reporters Committee reviews Judge Merrick Garland’s record on media law cases
President Biden has nominated the federal appeals court judge to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.view more
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Subpoena for journalist Jamie Kalven’s testimony withdrawn after Reporters Committee submits friend-of-the-court brief
Attorneys for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press were prepared to defend journalist Jamie Kalven’s newsgathering rights twice… -
Inside the secrecy of the Jason Van Dyke case
The trial of Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan…By Evan PoppCategorized in Court Accessview more
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Court quashes subpoena of reporter Jamie Kalven
On Wednesday, Cook County Judge Vincent M. Gaughan quashed a subpoena that could have required reporter Jamie Kalven to disclose… -
Court should not force reporter Jamie Kalven to reveal confidential sources, Reporters Committee argues
On Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 18 other media organizations filed a brief in support… -
Judith Miller case to be re-enacted in D.C. circuit court
A court decision that resulted in an 85-day jail stay for reporter Judith Miller will be re-enacted and re-examined this… -
Bankruptcy judge changes his mind on Bloomberg order
In a hearing today, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi said he should have granted Bloomberg’s request to be heard… -
Bankruptcy court continues investigation into Bloomberg sources; two hearings scheduled for today
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware yesterday denied a motion by Bloomberg News, without oral argument, to suspend an overreaching… -
Reporters Committee leads coalition objecting to bankruptcy court investigation of Bloomberg sources
A Delaware bankruptcy judge’s order demanding that more than 100 individuals in a case before him disclose all their contacts…