Judge orders CBS to turn over tape

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The US Eastern District Court of New York has ruled that CBS News must turn over a tape it made while on a search with the US Secret Service to the defendant whose place was searched. CBS argued that the defendant could obtain the information on the tape from other sources, but allowed the court to view the tape. After viewing the tape, the court determined that the defendant met the criteria for overcoming the reporter's privilege: the tape contained relevant material, it was necessary for his defense and was only obtainable from CBS. CBS complied with the court's order.

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High court reverses itself on subpoena standard

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed itself incorrectly on the standard for quashing a subpoena in Coleman v. Texas. The court first held the burden of proving the non-materiality of a subpoena laid with those subpoenaed, then ruled the burden of showing materiality belonged with the issuer of the subpoena. This standard may make it impossible for an issuer to obtain information by subpoena. The case involved reporters, but Texas does not recognize a First Amendment reporter privilege.

Texas, Criminal procedure

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Reno D.A. searches four newsrooms for video, notes

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Television stations KOLO, KRNV-TV, and KTVN-TV and the Reno Gazette-Journal were served with search warrants by Reno, NV, District Attorney Richard Gammick despite Nevada's shield law protecting reporters' sources. All four were compelled to give up videotapes or notes containing the confession of a suspected freeway sniper. KOLO claimed the searches violated the federal Privacy Protection Act, while Gammick claimed that an exception to the act was applicable.

Nevada

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