Journalists Fight Jackson Case Secrecy in Court
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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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Defense lawyers in the criminal trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby hope to convince a judge Monday not to admit as evidence two newspaper articles found in a White House office file.
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Lawyers in the Michael Jackson case yesterday sparred over evidence seized from his personal assistant&#39;s home, including files labeled with Jackson&#39;s lawyer&#39;s name and evidence
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Lawyers are to argue whether prior sexual allegations against singer Michael Jackson can be used in his upcoming 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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The eviction of a newspaper reporter from a baseball press box for blogging about a game while it was in progress has stirred a debate about First Amendment and intellectual property rights.
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WASHINGTON - A judge'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.    U.S...
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In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over secret evidence that might make or break the case against the pop star.
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In the latest restriction on the news organizations covering the Michael Jackson case, bailiffs Thursday imposed an unusual new rule on reporters and members of the public attending a routine hearing: No talking in court, not even before the proceedings.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Against a backdrop of dueling public relations moves, Michael Jackson faces off in court Monday against the man who has put him there, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon...
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A three-judge panel heard arguments on whether two journalists should be jailed for refusing to name their confidential sources to a grand jury, and it seemed to reject their main argument, based on the First Amendment.
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Prosecutors are seeking to admit evidence of singer Michael Jackson&#39;s &quot;prior sexual offences&quot; in the forthcoming child molestation trial.
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Lawyers for two San Francisco Chronicle reporters argued Friday that the First Amendment protects them from revealing their source for the secret testimony of Barry Bonds and other elite athletes ensnared in the government's steroids probe.
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Bailiffs on Thursday barred any talking during a court hearing on US pop superstar Michael Jackson&#39; s child molestation case, which has been shrouded in extraordinary secrecy.
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Would-be jurors in the Michael  Jackson trial were asked in writing if they knew about past or  current accusations of child sex abuse against the pop star and  for their feelings about people of different races.
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Prosecutors are seeking to admit evidence of Michael Jackson's "prior sexual offenses" in his trial for child molestation, but the nature of the material was kept secret by the judge.
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A federal appeals court said Friday it would release some of the documents it reviewed when deciding to force journalists to testify in the CIA leak investigation.