State ex rel. Lincoln Journal, Inc. v. Hustead

In this original jurisdiction action, the petitioners, The Lincoln Journal, Inc., Thomas A. Robinson, and Ron Gregory, seek a writ of prohibition against the Honorable F. Jane Hustead, Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, from enforcing a September 14, 2010, order compelling petitioners to reveal alleged confidential and First Amendment privileged news sources and news-gathering materials.1 Petitioners assert that a *20writ of prohibition is appropriate because if petitioners are forced to produce the privileged materials and reveal the identities of their confidential informants, the…