Litigation
Dec. 16, 2015
Investigative reporter fends off subpoena for unpublished research notes
A Central District magistrate judge denied a motion to compel a reporter to turn over any unpublished notes to a coal company defendant in a class action over a 50-year-old mining disaster.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Central District magistrate judge denied a motion to compel a journalist to turn over unpublished notes in a class action over a mine explosion nearly 50 years ago, upholding the reporter's First Amendment privilege.
Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar ruled that the motion to compel investigative journalist Bonnie Stewart's production of her notes and communication with sources did not overcome S...
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