Reporter loses subpoena appeal because she's already testified

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The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in In re Struzzi that the qualified reporter's privilege did not protect a reporter from a prosecutor's subpoena to testify in a murder trial because the reporter's already having offered testimony made the issue moot. Struzzi argued that she was protected by a constitutional qualified reporter's privilege despite the absence of a shield law in Virginia and that she should be compelled to comply with the subpoena only if the prosecutor could show her testimony was critical to the case.

Virginia

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Court quashes Graco subpoena for NBC outtakes: child swing company failed to show tapes were essential, unavailable elsewhere

Article Abstract:

The US Court of Appeals in New York City in Apr 1996 quashed a subpoena requiring NBC to turn over to Graco Children's Products outtakes from interviews with people then suing Graco. The 3-0 decision reversed an order by New York's federal District Court holding NBC in contempts and fining it $5000 per day until the tapes were handed over. The Court of Appeals found Graco did not show that information on the tapes was essential and unavailable elsewhere.

United States, Cases, Wrongful death, Graco Metal Products Inc., Dateline NBC (Television program)

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