Legal Opinion
Fost v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 2000No. A089753PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
This writ proceeding presents a question of first impression relating to the newspersons’ shield law. (Cal. Const., art. I, § 2, subd. (b); Evid. Code, § 1070.)
Petitioner Dan Post, a journalist, asks us to vacate an order of respondent superior court holding him in contempt for refusing to disclose “unpublished information,” claiming that the contempt order is prohibited by the shield law. We conclude that the contempt order must be set aside, although on grounds other than those asserted by petitioner.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Petitioner was subpoenaed by real party…
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