High Court Rules Against NYT-Refuses To Block Gov Review Of Records

[kpete]

High Court Rules Against New York Times
Supreme Court Turns Down Paper In Leak Investigation, Refuses To Block Government's Review Of Records


(CBS/AP) The Supreme Court ruled against The New York Times on Monday, refusing to block the government from reviewing telephone records of two Times reporters in a leak investigation concerning a terrorism-funding probe.

The one-sentence order came in a First Amendment battle that involves stories written in 2001 by Times reporters Judith Miller and Philip Shenon. The stories revealed the government's plans to freeze the assets of two Islamic charities, the Holy Land Foundation and the Global Relief Foundation.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is trying to track down the reporters' confidential sources for the stories. Fitzgerald's spokesman, Randall Samborn, declined to comment on the Supreme Court's order.

The case marks the second refusal by the court in as many years to sort out a clash between the federal government and the Times over press freedom.

more at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/26/supremecourt/main2209121.shtml

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Freedom of the press

and divulging state secrets are two entirely different things.

[williesgirl]

2. Good call as far as I'm concerned. This is not a freedom of the press issue.