Los Angeles Times

Court orders reporter to hand over jailhouse interview notes — a threat to free press, critics say

Ishani Desai was just doing her job. As a reporter on a murder case, she needed information she felt she could get from only one person: the man who was behind bars. “I went to the source,” said Desai ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Karen Read case: Judge decides reporter need not hand over off-the-record interview notes

GOOD AFTERNOON. JESSICA. YES, THIS DECISION FROM THE JUDGE COULD IMPACT NOT ONLY KAREN REED’S RETRIAL COMING UP THIS SPRING, BUT ALSO SET AN IMPORTANT LEGAL PRECEDENT FOR REPORTERS RIGHTS HERE IN ...
MassLive

Judge reverses decision on Boston Magazine reporter’s notes in Karen Read case

A judge overseeing the Karen Read case reversed her previous decision mandating a reporter at Boston Magazine to turn over handwritten notes from an off-the-record interview with Read. In December, ...
Law

Pa. Superior Court: Sorority's Interview Notes Not Shielded From Discovery in Lawsuit Over Student's Death

The Superior Court ruled that a sorority must produce notes from interviews it conducted in connection to a student's death. The court rejected the defendant's argument that the notes were subject to ...