Newspaper receives subpoena for Web site reader surveys

Newspaper receives subpoena for Web site reader surveys 11/03/97 CALIFORNIA–The Ventura County Star of Ventura, Calif. is fighting a subpoena served on it in mid-October by a defendant who stands accused of a crime with occult overtones. James Farley, attorney for defendant Michael Dally, served a subpoena on the Star seeking unpublished responses to a…

Jailed author appeals to Supreme Court; seeks immediate release

NMU TEXAS Confidentiality/Privilege Jan 2, 2002 Jailed author appeals to Supreme Court; seeks immediate release Vanessa Leggett’s appeal argued that a subpoena seeking disclosure of confidential sources violates her journalist’s privilege under the First Amendment. A book author who has spent 166 days in jail asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week to review her…

Journalists do not have to testify in open-records lawsuit

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…

SF Chronicle Reporters Subpoenaed in BALCO Probe

· 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…

Utah debates shield law

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…

SEC subpoenas target whistle blowers' e-mail with reporters

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…

Celtic captain Brown happy to assert dominance again over Rangers in Old Firm derby

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…