On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 07:36:48PM -0400, Seth Finkelstein wrote:
My question does not involve journalistic privilege _per se_. It is addressed to the reputational implications of testifying as a witness for the prosecution in criminal trials (past, present, and future).
By the way, again note you have raised privilege as a matter against the DEFENSE. You are not being asked by the prosecution to do anything but validate your articles under oath, in court, so they can use those articles as incriminating evidence.
You appear to be intentionally misrepresenting the motion we filed last week as a way to make a personal attack. I understand your motive, but I don't care for it much. You have me at a disadvantage. My attorney advises me not to make public statements about what we're doing at this time, so I can only say that the motion speaks for itself: http://www.mccullagh.org/subpoena/motion.032901.html Also, it is not a surprise that the interests of a defendant and journalist may diverge. -Declan