Federal Judge Backs Enterprise in Reporter Privilege Case

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By: Maria Papadopoulos | Enterprise News

In a decision strongly supporting news media First Amendment rights, a federal court in Boston has awarded The Enterprise its legal costs and dismissed a subpoena to one of its reporters.
 
In a ruling in favor of The Enterprise, U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns noted the subpoena demanding deposition of reporter Alex Bloom concerning his reporting of a lawsuit was “... of not enough heft to warrant a casual trenching upon First Amendment concerns.”































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