James Risen Petitions For Rehearing En Banc, Media File Amicus Brief in the Fourth Circuit
Here's the New York Times reporter's petition for rehearing en banc in the case of United States v. Sterling. It was filed yesterday.
Readers will recall that last month a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit concluded, in a 2-1 decision, that Mr.
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Here's the New York Times reporter's petition for rehearing en banc in the case of United States v. Sterling. It was filed yesterday.
Readers will recall that last month a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit concluded, in a 2-1 decision, that Mr. Risen had no First Amendment privilege against testifying in criminal case. The panel thus compelled him to be a government witness in the prosecution of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who had once served as a source for Risen's reporting.
Also filed yesterday was this amicus brief in support of Mr. Risen's petition, by a plethora of media outlets.
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