Judge Orders Reporters to Reveal Wen Ho Lee Sources
A federal judge ruled today that five reporters must reveal the confidential sources of information they used in writing articles about former weapons laboratory nucelar scientist Dr. Wen Ho Lee. The reporters were also ordered to turn over to their notes and other material generated during their prepatory work to Dr. Lee's lawyers.
Judge Jackson ruled that First Amendment protections that shield journalists from government interference were outweighed in this specific case by the need of Dr. Lee's lawyers to provide evidence of government leaks in their suit against the government.
We wonder if anyone at the White House is shaking in their boots yet. Can a similar ruling in the Valerie Plame case be far behind?
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