News Media Update PENNSYLVANIA Confidentiality/Privilege State Supreme Court says shield law is not absolute Pennsylvania’s high court ordered two reporters to turn over their notes from interviews with a non-confidential source, who has long since been found guilty of third-degree murder. Dec. 23, 2003 — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week that reporters’ notes…

NMU WASHINGTON, D.C. Confidentiality/Privilege Sep 6, 2001 Senator demands answers regarding subpoena of reporter’s phone records Sen. Charles Grassley wants Attorney General John Ashcroft to provide information explaining the subpoena and the process used to obtain it. Calling the Justice Department’s secret subpoena of a journalist’s home phone records “a matter of great concern,” Sen….

Click Here: Putters NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · SECOND CIRCUIT · Confidentiality/Privilege · Jan. 29, 2007 Reporter ordered deposed in lawsuit A federal judge refused to quash the second subpoena of a Connecticut newspaper reporter, after having earlier quashed the original subpoena because the plaintiff had not tried enough other sources. Jan. 29, 2007 · A…

NMU WASHINGTON, D.C. Confidentiality/Privilege FBI admits letters were based on error, drafts new version A letter from the FBI threatening journalists with possible obstruction of justice charges was improper, the general counsel’s office of the bureau said; a new letter has been sent to reporters asking them to “voluntarily” preserve their notes. Oct. 8, 2003…

An Oregon newspaper does not have to give up the identity of someone who commented anonymously on its website, a judge held this week, because the state shield law protects anonymous bloggers just as it does confidential sources. A Web user who went by the name “Ronald” commented in January on a blog item of…

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported today that it complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for information about a single user comment on its Web site. The FBI requested the information as part of an investigation into reported death threats made against defense attorneys for the alleged ringleader of a January 2007 carjacking and double…

Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jim DeRogatis can decline to answer questions in R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial, Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled today. Click Here: kenzo online españa Gaughan maintained that his Friday ruling barring Derogatis from invoking a reporter’s privilege still stood, but said that Derogatis is nonetheless protected against testifying about his receipt and handling of…

· Story link Utah, one of just three states without a formal court rule or law protecting reporters from revealing their confidential sources, is exploring a change. An advisory committee to the Utah Supreme Court has drafted a proposal to create a reporter’s privilege by court rule, but media in the state say the draft…

Depeswar Doley’s RS Automotive in Takoma Park, Md., is the first U.S. gas station to be fully converted to an electric vehicle charging center. Updated at 8:06 p.m. ET The electric car industry is expanding, and at least one business owner is capitalizing on that growth. RS Automotive — the first U.S. gas station fully…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. He faces questions about the company’s influence. Updated at 1:57 p.m. ET Facing increased questions over whether Facebook can be trusted to protect its users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers Wednesday that the company will pull out of its controversial digital currency…