United States Second Circuit

In a suit in which the plaintiffs sought to depose a journalist regarding two articles published in the Wall Street Journal, the district court's grant of a motion to quash the subpoena is affirmed, where New York’s journalists' Shield Law protected the journalist from compelled testimony, even if the question the plaintiffs intended to ask was whether the published information, which was not subject to the qualified privilege, was accurately reported, as that would open the door to cross-examination into privileged matters.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2012
• Published 02/15/2012

Judges

• Winter

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan K. Cotler, Paul Vizcarrondo, Jr.