Legal Opinion
United States v. Markiewicz
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided March 9, 1990No. 5:89-cr-00088PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
MUNSON, District Judge.
Before the court is a motion to quash subpoenas served by the United States government on three newspaper reporters. The three reporters are Dale Seth, Lori Duffy and Jeffrey Bachman. Seth is employed by the Oneida Daily Dispatch; Duffy works for the Syracuse Post-Standard; and Bachman is a former reporter for the Post-Standard. The motion which they bring raises the complex issue of the extent of a reporter’s qualified first amendment privilege.
BACKGROUND
The underlying case is criminal. It stems from an indictment which alleges criminal…
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