Reporter not liable for allegedly revealing source
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The US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the case of Steele v. Isikoff, stating there were no grounds to sue a journalist for revealing her source and that an oral agreement not to reveal her source did not constitute an enforceable contract.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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Conservative activist wins partial reversal of judge's dismissal of libel claims against 'The New Republic'
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The author discusses the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's decision in Weyrich v. The New Republic, in which the court rejected Paul Weyrich's defamation claims but remanded the case to trial court to determine if some comments of the story published contained defamatory meaning.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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Public concern outweighs privacy: High Court sides with press when school officials sued over recorded phone call
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The author discusses the US Supreme Court's decision in Bartnicki v. Vopper, in which the court ruled that freedom of speech principles outweigh a teacher's right to privacy where an illegally recorded phone call was published by the media.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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