Archives for First Amendment Alert
Reporter Removed After Questioning Rumsfeld
August 18, 2005
As Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld left a speaking engagement on August 5, reporter Jeff Norman called out the question, “military families think you’re lying to them. Why won’t you meet with them?” Norman asked the question as a recognized member of the press, on behalf of U.S. Tour of Duty, an organization of Iraqi veterans and their families of which he is Director. Rumsfeld ignored Norman, but two men who appeared to be Secret Service agents quickly and aggressively removed him from the premises.
Newspaper Withholding Publication of Article Due to Fear of Jail or Fines
July 12, 2005
Cleveland Plain Dealer Announced that the the paper would withhold publication of investigative articles due to concern that paper would face fines or jail for reporters.
Time Magazine Will Hand Over Journalist’s Notes
June 30, 2005
Time magazine announced today that it would turn over reporter Matthew Cooper’s notes about the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame’s name, in compliance with a U.S. District Court subpoena.
Journalists Cooper and Miller Face Jail Time After Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene
June 28, 2005
PEN USA is deeply disturbed by the Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to reject the appeals of Matthew Cooper of Time magazine and Judith Miller of The New York Times, the journalists who refused to give up their sources in the Valerie Plame outing case.