| The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from James Risen, a New York Times reporter facing jail for refusing to identify a confidential source. |
| The court’s one-line order gave no reasons but effectively sided with the government in a confrontation between what prosecutors said is an imperative need to secure evidence in a national security prosecution and what journalists said is an intolerable infringement of press freedom. |
| The case arose from a subpoena to Mr. Risen seeking information about his source for a chapter of his 2006 book “State of War.” |
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Reporter Over Identity of Source
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Reporter Over Identity of Source
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