| ASNE on the move - In other legal matters….
Published: July 01, 1997
Last Updated: May 26, 1999
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ASNE on the move
In other legal matters….
ASNE has joined amici briefs in two press-freedom cases.
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One case will decide whether a broadcast reporter’s outtakes can be subpoenaed.
"While this case deals with outtakes of a videotaped interview, many recognize
the parallel between these outakes and a print reporter’s notes that are
left out of the final publication," said Kevin M. Goldberg, an associate
of ASNE legal counsel Richard M. Schmidt Jr. The case focuses on Frank
Smith who contacted a New Orleans television station, stating that he had
information about a warehouse fire suspected as arson. He was interviewed
on camera by the station and by the superintendent of the city’s fire department.
The case (United States vs. Frank Smith) is being heard by the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
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The other case involves a Superior Court of California decision to close
a libel trial involving actor Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke.
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