One, lone victory for press freedom.A federal judge in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of has given reporters a little break in their ongoing struggle to protect their confidential sources (see "Reporters hamstrung ham·string n. 1. Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee. 2. or hamstrings The hamstring muscle. 3. The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped. tr.v. under U.S. government practices on two fronts: subpoenas and access," NL/NL 1/15/05). Judge Robert Sweet Robert Sweet may refer to:
He reasoned that the subpoenas for the phone records were the equivalent of demanding testimony from the reporters themselves. Sweet also took note of the important role of confidential sources in news investigations of the Watergate, Iran-contra, Monica Lewinski and Abu Ghraib See Abu Ghraib prison and Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The city of Abu Ghraib (BGN/PCGN romanization: Abū Ghurayb; أبو غريب in Arabic) in the Anbar Governorate of Iraq is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of scandals. |
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