Confidential sources
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Reporter wins award for story that resulted in subpoena
The Kansas reporter who lost her job in early March, following a battle over a subpoena for her newsgathering materials,… -
Ohio reporter avoids jail after confidential source steps foward
An Ohio county judge rescinded an arrest warrant for a local reporter after his confidential source revealed himself today, The… -
Subpoenaed Kansas reporter loses job
A Kansas reporter who previously fought to keep a confidential source from local prosecutors has now lost her job. Reporter… -
Kansas reporter testifies after confidential source comes forward
Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien, who was previously fined for missing a court appearance, privately testified in Kansas… -
Kansas high court stays subpoena for reporter's testimony
The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily stayed a judge's order compelling a newspaper reporter's testimony about her sources and… -
Mass. high court applies fair report privilege to anonymous sources
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court earlier this month ruled that the fair report privilege, which protects reporters from legal liability… -
Judge rejects Kansas reporter's bid to delay giving testimony
A judge has rejected a Kansas reporter's effort to delay being compelled to testify about her interview with a murder… -
Homeland Security withdraws subpoena to travel journalist
The Department of Homeland Security has withdrawn the administrative subpoena it served to travel journalist Christopher Elliott after he published… -
TSA agents subpoena, visit home of second writer
A representative from the Transportation Security Administration visited the home of a second blogger this week to serve a subpoeana… -
Travel writer subpoenaed after publishing TSA security directive
The author of a popular syndicated travel column was subpoenaed by the Department of Homeland Security after publishing a new…