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Ruling Gives Rights Groups Protections of Press
Submitted by Benton Foundation on January 3, 2008 - 7:49am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 10:20am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 10:20am
RULING GIVES RIGHTS GROUPS PROTECTIONS OF PRESS
[SOURCE: Reuters]
A federal judge has ruled that Amnesty International and other human rights groups can assert the same privileges that journalists use, allowing them to better protect anonymous sources.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/us/03amnesty.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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