Judge says journalists in BALCO case must be jailed
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A federal judge said on Thursday   the two journalists who refused to reveal their source in the   BALCO steroids scandal should go to prison, but he would not   implement his decision pending an appeal of the case.
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A judge overseeing the BALCO steroids case in has ruled against the government and says BALCO founder Victor Conte and Barry Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, can keep evidence prosecutors turned over to them from the investigation.
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An Associated Press reporter and four other journalists shouldn't be punished for keeping secret the names of sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying, their lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday.
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A federal judge held a reporter in contempt Thursday for refusing to divulge confidential sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity.
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The Bush administration urged a federal judge here Wednesday to force two San Francisco Chronicle reporters to divulge who leaked them secret grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other athletes who took part in the government&#039;s BALCO probe.
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A federal judge slammed former Wall Street banking star Frank P. Quattrone Wednesday with an 18-month prison sentence for obstructing a federal securities investigation, ruling that the investment banker lied on the stand during his trial.
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Three times this summer, judges have held journalists in contempt of court for refusing to name their anonymous sources in what press advocates fear is the start of a dangerous trend.
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Chief US District Judge Ernesto Torres believes his sentencing of TV reporter Jim Taricani to home detainment for six months is not an assault on the First Amendment.
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The editor of a leading Indonesian magazine was sentenced to jail yesterday in a high profile libel case that rights groups say represents a setback for press freedoms and the country&#39;s emerging democracy.
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A federal judge yesterday held reporters from four major news organizations in contempt for refusing to name confidential sources in their reports on a nuclear scientist once accused of being a spy.
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Defendants at the center of the  BALCO steroid scandal asked a court to drop charges against  them Friday, claiming misconduct by prosecutors in a case which  has tarnished several top sporting names.
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Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters were ordered jailed Thursday for a maximum 18 months, pending an appeal, for refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds and other elite athletes.
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(KCBS)âThe judge presiding over the BALCO case has asked the Department of Justice to investigate grand jury leaks. The US District Judge overseeing the case claims transcripts have been disclosed in violation of federal secrecy rules.
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The editor of leading Indonesian magazine Tempo was sentenced to a year&#39;s jail yesterday in a high-profile libel case that rights groups say represents a setback for press freedom and the country&#39;s emerging democracy.
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A judge ordered a businessman jailed Tuesday in a case involving a corroded light pole, an injured street vendor and what the businessman calls a vindictive company.
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An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced the editor of the country&#39;s leading news magazine to one year in prison for libel in a setback for press freedom in the country.
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A judge on Friday barred the media from using photos or televised images of an alleged victim of Paul Shanley during the defrocked priest's upcoming child rape trial.