San Francisco Freelancer Held in Contempt for Refusing to Testify
An AP newswire article by David Kravets, via The Mercury News, reports that:
A federal appeals court today upheld the contempt of court citation against a San Francisco freelance journalist who is refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigating an anarchists' protest he videotaped.More here.
A federal grand jury subpoenaed Joshua Wolf to acquire the 30 minutes of unpublished material, but he refused and he was ordered jailed Aug. 1. He was released a month later as he appealed his case.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that 1972 Supreme Court precedent requires everyone, including journalists, to appear before grand juries if they have been summoned.
posted by Fergie @ 9/11/2006 11:33:00 AM
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