Trial court orders news outtakes disclosed to arson investigators

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Judge quashes tobacco company subpoena

Judge quashes tobacco company subpoena 08/09/1994 VIRGINIA — Judge Paul Sheridan of the state circuit court in Arlington in late July quashed a subpoena through which the Brown & Williamson tobacco company sought documents from USA Today. Click Here: cheap true religion jeans In early and mid-May, USA Today and several other news organizations published […]

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Seattle city attorney drops subpoenas

The City of Seattle withdrew subpoenas to three investigative reporters seeking the identity of several confidential sources. When news of the subpoenas spread, critics were quick to attack city attorney Thomas Carr — the ironic head of the state’s Sunshine Committee — for subpoenaing the reporters to identify sources as part of the city’s defense […]

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