Legal Opinion
von Bulow v. von Bulow
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1987No. Nos. 695, 698 & 699, Dockets 86-7962, 86-7982 & 86-7984PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
The essential question presented on this appeal from a civil contempt order entered against a witness is whether the contemnor is entitled to claim a journalist’s privilege. Under the circumstances of this case, we hold that she is not. Other subordinate questions are presented.
The appeal has its genesis in certain civil litigation commenced by Martha von Bulow by her two children as her next friends (collectively referred to as “appellee”) against her husband Claus von Bulow (“von Bulow”).
The third party witness appellant Andrea Reynolds (“Reynolds”) appeals from the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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