Confidential sources

Attorneys for Richard Convertino, the former prosecutor who until last week was locked in a subpoena battle with a Detroit Free…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati (6th Circuit) has denied Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter’s petition to suspend…

Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati (6th Circuit) in hopes of protecting his confidential…

Judge Robert Cleland in Detroit has denied Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter’s request for an immediate decision on his invocation…

Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter wants a federal court in Michigan to immediately rule on the legitimacy of his…

A federal shield bill that would give reporters a qualified privilege from revealing confidential sources was passed by the U.S.…

U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland has granted Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter’s request to submit an in-camera affidavit explaining his…

Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter wants to explain privately to a federal judge in Michigan his reasons for invoking…

Texas lawmakers on Monday debated a proposed state shield law, the Associated Press reported. The Free Flow of Information Act,…

A state shield law for journalists in Kansas was voted down in committee on Wednesday and sent to a council for further review,…