Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Winter
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 2013PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
New York’s Shield Law provides an absolute privilege that prevents a journalist from being compelled to identify confidential sources who provided information for a news story. In this case, the issue is whether it would violate New York public policy for a New York court to issue a subpoena directing a New York reporter to appear at a judicial proceeding in another state where there is a substantial likelihood that she will be directed to disclose the names of confidential sources or face being held in contempt of court.
Petitioner James Holmes is charged with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- O'Neill v. Oakgrove Construction, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
- MATTER OF BEACH v. ShanleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Application of CaldwellDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Matter of Codey (Capital Cities, Abc)New York Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by18 opinions
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