NMU WISCONSIN Confidentiality/Privilege Mar 6, 2002 Journalists do not have to testify in open-records lawsuit Subpoenas against three reporters in Wisconsin, who had sued when legislative clerks refused to release the names of legislators and state employees who are under investigation, were quashed by a judge. Statehouse reporters for three Wisconsin newspapers do not have…

· Story link Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters were subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating leaks of prior grand jury testimony by baseball star Barry Bonds and other athletes and the panel’s investigation of their alleged steroid supplier, BALCO. Said the Chronicle’s Editor Phil Bronstein in response, “The public was well served by that…

The Utah State Supreme Court is currently considering joining 33 other states in providing its journalists with a shield law to help resist court subpoenas.The Salt Lake Tribune reports that critics have attacked the rule, which requires judges to apply a balancing test of varying standards depending on the type of information requested, as overprotective…

At least one government agency is using subpoenas to target e-mail between journalists and potential sources by going after the source. Two self-proclaimed fraud convicts recently turned over thousands of documents rather than fight a Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena that asked for, among other things, e-mail the men had exchanged with reporters. The SEC…

A federal shield law that would protect reporters from testifying about confidential sources was re-introduced in the Senate on Friday, just two days after shield legislation was re-introduced into the House. The Senate bill, S. 448, was introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). The bill is similar to…

Although he was unable to score in France’s route to glory at the 2018 World Cup, the Arsenal star insists he still offered a lot to the team Olivier Giroud has defended his failure to score at the World Cup, claiming he contributed to France’s triumph at Russia 2018 in other ways. Fellow forwards Antoine…

The Parkhead side made it 12 fixtures against their cross-city rivals unbeaten after Oliver Ntcham provided the winner in a 1-0 victory Celtic captain Scott Brown admitted that he was satisfied to help his side reaffirm their status as Glasgow’s best football team after they defeated Rangers 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership. The Parkhead outfit’s…

The Manchester United star says the World Cup winners are now under greater scrutiny from the public and youngsters Paul Pogba has challenged France to follow the World Cup-winning side of 1998 and become “role models” for the younger generation. The Manchester United star played a key role as Didier Deschamps’ side triumphed in Russia…

A home burns at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, Calif., on Thursday. Updated at 10:28 p.m. ET Northern California is grappling with a new threat: the Kincade Fire. It has already burned through more than 16,000 acres in Sonoma County. The blaze began Wednesday night. Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has told…

A judge has ruled that the Justice Department must turn over grand jury material as part of the House impeachment inquiry. Updated at 5:33 p.m. ET House Democrats won an important victory in federal court on Friday when a judge ordered the Justice Department to surrender now-secret material from the Russia investigation — and, more…