Legal Opinion
Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 6, 2000No. 98-2567PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLAKE, District Judge:
Cory Reiss, a reporter for the Wilmington, North Carolina, Morning Star newspaper, appeals from the district court’s October 23, 1998 order finding him in civil contempt of court and ordering him to an indefinite term of imprisonment for refusing to divulge the identities of certain confidential news sources. We reverse. 1
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In December 1995, an environmental torts action was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against Conoco, Inc., and two of its subsidiaries (collectively “Cono-co”). Conoco was alleged to be…
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