According to the newscaster, the NY state court decision should be a first in this type of case. Prosecutors argue it is no different from being forced to turn over a diary.

No, its the same as being forced to translate or interpret a diary entry. Prosecutor: Please turn over the name you have 'encrypted' as "Mr. X" in your diary. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation