Court Won't Hear Case on Reporters' Phone Records
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The Supreme Court yesterday refused a request from the New York Times to stop federal prosecutors from examining the telephone records of two of its reporters, part of a grand jury probe of an alleged leak in a terrorism-funding investigation.
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WASHINGTON - A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to identify their sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying.    U.S...
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The Supreme Court declined Monday to revive a libel lawsuit filed against two Philadelphia newspapers by a critic of violent rap lyrics.
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Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, jailed in China last month on charges of spying for Taiwan, may not hear his appeal in court, according to a media report quoting his lawyer.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling against two reporters who could go to jail for refusing to divulge their sources about the leak of an undercover CIA officer's name.
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VENTURA, Calif.  - Saying court-imposed secrecy  surrounding the Michael Jackson trial violated "every principle  of our democracy," a media lawyer asked a state appeals court  on Wednesday to unseal key documents in the child molestation  case.
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A federal appeals court refused Thursday to grant former Gov. George Ryan a fresh hearing on his racketeering and fraud conviction.
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Recent cases in which journalists have been held in contempt of court for refusing to divulge confidential sources.
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A judge refused Thursday to impose a gag order in the case of a man accused of dragging his girlfriend to death behind a vehicle, despite defense claims that heavy publicity could prevent a fair trial.
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HAMILTON (CP) - A newspaper reporter who refuses to say who gave him sensitive information will have to wait a few more days to find out whether he will be sent to jail in a case that has alarmed advocates of free speech.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 19, 2004  A judge&#39;s decision to punish five reporters for refusing to identify their sources for stories about nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee threatens to chill vital newsgathering at a time of increased government secrecy, advocates say.
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The court has fixed December 11 for recording evidence in the case.
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The Supreme Court rejected a request from The Times to stay a lower courtÂs decision allowing a a federal prosecutor to review the telephone records of two reporters.
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U.S. lawmakers said Hewlett-Packard   Co. HPQ.N relied on scant legal backing to obtain private   telephone records in a probe of boardroom leaks, as three   former executives refused to testify on Thursday about the   company investigation.
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While editors scrutinize reporters' words before they appear in print, no one performs that function in live TV interviews -- the consequence of which will be part of a court case headed to trial next month.
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A lawsuit demanding touch-screen voting machines be made to produce paper records will not be heard until Oct. 18, a judge ruled Friday, raising doubts that any significant changes to the system used by about half of Florida's voters will happen before the election.
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The dismissal of the sex assault charge against Kobe Bryant underscores why records in the case should be made public, media organizations said in motions Monday to unseal the evidence.