Legal Opinion
Wen Ho Lee v. Department of Justice, Jeff Gerth
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 2005No. 04-5301, 04-5302, 04-5321, 04-5322, 04-5323PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.
Five journalists appeal a District Court order holding them in contempt of court for refusing to answer questions regarding confidential sources in a non-party deposition in a civil case. They contend that the District Court improperly applied our precedent in Zerilli v. Smith, 656 F.2d 705 (D.C.Cir.1981), to overcome a journalist’s qualified privilege to keep sources confidential. We hold that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in holding four of the five journalists in contempt and therefore affirm as to four of the Appellants. Because there was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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