Sims v. Garrington

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing the qualified reporter’s privilege outside of the confidential source context, declining to formulate a new test, and applying Riley
• venturing that the defendants “probably should be required to prove less” to obtain nonconfidential materials as opposed to the identity of a confidential source
• stating that third prong of burden requires showing that information sought is \crucial”; three paragraphs later stating that \[t]he final criterion under Riley, relevance and importance to the particular proceeding, follows from the preceding discussion.” (emphasis added)
• stating that analysis applied to first criteria also applied to second
• holding third criterion satisfied where source's \motivation and credibility\ at issue
• holding third criterion satisfied where source’s “motivation and credibility” at issue

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).