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Posted in Freedom of the Press on Feb 18th, 2008
Thaddeus Matthews, a blogger from Memphis who runs “the most issue oriented site around,” is facing legal heat this week after refusing to name a police department official accused of leaking information.
Matthews took up the cause of teenager Dexter Cox, who was accused of killing a Memphis police officer Jan. 28, posting updates and supporting […]
Posted in Freedom of the Press on Feb 2nd, 2008
The ACLU issued a statement Friday criticizing a federal grand jury’s motion to subpoena a New York Times reporter in an effort to question him about his confidential sources.
The reporter, James Risen, wrote a book that includes a chapter on a CIA operation to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program. The grand jury is seeking information […]
Posted in Freedom of the Press on Jan 25th, 2008
The Utah Supreme Court gave its approval Wednesday for a proposed law to protect reporters from having to disclose confidential sources and turning over unpublished notes and records. The only circumstances in which a journalist could be compelled to reveal this information would be cases in which there is
clear and convincing evidence that disclosure is […]
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