Subpoenas
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College: Academics also deserve protection from subpoenas
Academics archiving the oral histories of the decades-long Troubles in Northern Ireland should be protected from subpoenas in ways similar…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Colorado case could affect online comment rights
A federal judge in Colorado is considering a case that could affect the developing law concerning rights of anonymous Internet…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporters Committee launches new Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
An interactive reference to the myriad legal issues specifically facing reporters who are working online has joined the library of…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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New York Times reporter subpoenaed by U.S. government
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a subpoena yesterday for the testimony of a New York Times reporter in the…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Separate look at each charge needed to overcome privilege
A West Virginia trial judge erred when she ordered a newspaper to reveal the identities of anonymous sources and documents…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Privacy Act suit based on leak to Detroit reporter dismissed
A federal judge ended a lengthy legal battle that centered around a reporter's confidential sources yesterday when he dismissed a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Right to cross-examine trumps reporter's privilege
The restriction of a criminal defendant’s cross-examination of a reporter who invoked his privilege not to testify, but was compelled…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporter wins subpoena battle in street performer's suit
A Boston Globe reporter is privileged from having to testify about her coverage of the city’s crackdown on street performers,…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Texas judge upholds shield law in criminal case
A state judge in Texas earlier this week quashed a subpoena ordering a journalist to testify in a murder trial,…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Former CIA officer indicted for leaks to reporter
A former CIA officer was indicted last month for allegedly providing a New York Times reporter with classified information. He…Categorized in Newsgathering