Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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13-1009 | 4th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2013 |
Issue: (1) Whether journalists have a qualified First Amendment privilege when subpoenaed to reveal the identity of confidential sources in a federal criminal trial; and (2) whether a federal common law privilege should be recognized under Federal Rule of Evidence 501 to provide protection to journalists who are subpoenaed to reveal the identity of their confidential sources in a federal criminal trial.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Jan 13 2014 | Motion (13M79) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed. |
Jan 13 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2014) |
Jan 15 2014 | MOTION (13M79) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
Feb 24 2014 | Motion (13M79) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted. |
Feb 28 2014 | Waiver of right of respondent Jeffrey Alexander Sterling to respond filed. |
Mar 19 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 25, 2014. |
Mar 26 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of International Women's Media Foundation filed. |
Mar 26 2014 | Brief amici curiae of ABC, Inc., et al. filed. |
Mar 26 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed. |
Apr 25 2014 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
May 9 2014 | Reply of petitioner James Risen filed. |
May 13 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 29, 2014. |
Jun 2 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
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