Month: October 2019

When Canadians voted in the federal election, they weren’t just selecting the next government. They were also voicing their insistence that urgent action is needed to curb the climate crisis, activists say.  Not only did the majority of Canadians vote for parties with relatively substantial climate change platforms, they also took to the streets in…

VICTORIA — British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandating the government to bring its laws and policies into harmony with the principles of the declaration. The legislation does not set a timeline for achieving its goals, but…

The World Cup winner has been linked with a switch to Paris Saint-Germain, but a club colleague does not think the defender to be on the move David Alaba believes “world-class” defender Jerome Boateng will still be a Bayern Munich player when the European transfer window closes. Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with a move…

The France international goalkeeper will appear before magistrates next month after failing a breathalyser after 2am on Friday Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris has been charged with drink-driving, Metropolitan Police has confirmed. The France international goalkeeper is said to have failed a breathalyser test after he was pulled over at around 2.20am on Friday. He was…

NMU CALIFORNIA Confidentiality/Privilege May 12, 2000 Journalist’s contempt order thrown out A journalist will not be compelled to testify at the behest of prosecutors, but an appellate court left open a method for the prosecutor to circumvent the journalist’s privilege. A California appeals court on May 8 threw out a contempt-of-court order against a reporter…

NEWS MEDIA UPDATE · VIRGINIA · Confidentiality/Privilege · July 14, 2006 News publisher subpoenaed by former federal prosecutor An ex-assistant U.S. attorney under investigation by the Justice Department wants the name of the source who told a newspaper details about the probe. July 14, 2006 · A former assistant U.S. attorney has subpoenaed Gannett Co.…

NMU TEXAS Confidentiality/Privilege Sep 5, 2001 Author’s incarceration sets record for journalists in jail Reporters Committee urges Justice Department to follow its own standards, which would free freelance writer Vanessa Leggett. Freelance book author Vanessa Leggett became the longest-jailed journalist in U.S. history today, marking her 47th day behind bars on a contempt citation for…

An Illinois judge found a Patch.com reporter in contempt of court today for not revealing his confidential sources for a story he wrote about a double murder in Joliet, Ill. Hosey has been fined $1,000 and has to pay court fees. He was also fined $300 a day until he reveals his sources, though the…

AnOregonvideographer is off the hook after prosecutors backed off their bid for unpublished segments of a tape he shot at a rally, which they had planned to present to a grand jury, according to The [Eugene]Register Guard. Tim Lewis invoked the state shield law in court papers filed before a hearing set for Tuesday, only…

In the first ruling under Wisconsin’s new shield law, a judge denied the state Department of Justice’s request to subpoena three journalists who reported on a farmer’s alleged criminal conduct . The justice department was unable to show that the information they seek is unobtainable from other sources, as required by the 2010 law, said…