· 1/13/2011
Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger
Citations
- 629 F.3d 297
- 39 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1129
- 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 629
- 2011 WL 102671
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the federal reporter’s privilege is “intended to protect the public’s interest in being informed by ‘a vigorous, aggressive and independent press’”
- finding that the footage could provide “unimpeachably objective evidence” of Plaintiffs’ improperly influencing expert witnesses and a foreign government
- “This circuit has long recognized a qualified evidentiary privilege for information gathered in a journalistic investigation. [This privilege] is intended to protect the public’s interest in being informed by ‘a vigorous, aggressive and independent press[.]’”
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Judges: Leval, Parker, Hall
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