Legal Opinion

Peck v. City of Boston

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 8, 2011No. Misc. Case No. 11-00073 (BAH); Civil Action No. 09-10606-JGD (D. Mass)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BERYL A. HOWELL, District Judge.

This matter presents competing First Amendment interests between a non-party reporter asserting a First Amendment reporter’s privilege and a plaintiff seeking to vindicate his First Amendment free speech rights. The plaintiff Bruce Peck, a former street performer, has filed a lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the City of Boston in the District of Massachusetts. Peck v. City of Boston, Civil No. 09-10606-JGD (D.Mass). On January 26, 2011, the *191plaintiff served a subpoena noticing the deposition of Donovan Slack, a newspaper…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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Zerilli v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
Edward L. Carey v. Britt Hume, Jack AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
Albert Gonzales and Mary Gonzales, Deputy Darrell Pierce v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
John B. Clyburn v. News World Communications, Inc., and One-Up Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re SlackDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011