Reporter's Privilege and the Proper Representation of Reporters

In 2005, Judith Miller spent 85 days in jail for refusing to identify her confidential source to a federal grand jury investigating a government leak naming Valerie Plame as a CIA official. In the ten years since Ms. Miller was in jail, the law surrounding the Reporter’s Privilege has evolved from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In this course, attorney Katherine Bolger examines that evolution and provides advices for how to best counsel reporters seeking to protect a source.

Learning Objectives: 

I.    Understand the nuances of the Reporter's Privilege 

II.   Recognize the issues attorneys representing reporters may encounter  

III.  Discuss the major developments in the protection of sources 

IV.  Identify best practices for representing reporters in legal proceedings