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N.Y. Times reporter ordered to answer questions in CIA leak case
Source: Reuters
N.Y. Times reporter ordered to answer questions in CIA leak case
BY ARUNA VISWANATHA
WASHINGTON Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:50pm EST
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered New York Times reporter James Risen to appear in court to answer questions about his book detailing a failed CIA effort to undermine Iran's nuclear weapons program, in a case that has become a touchstone of press freedom.
Though Risen has taken a firm stance about not revealing the identity of his sources, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing early on Tuesday they would seek to ask Risen if he had a confidentiality agreement with the individual who provided certain information for the 2006 book "State of War."
They also said they would ask him if he had a "prior non-confidential reporter-source relationship" with former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who is facing trial on charges of leaking information to Risen.
At a brief court hearing on Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered Risen to appear in court on Jan. 5 to discuss what questions he would answer from both prosecutors and defense lawyers for Sterling.
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BY ARUNA VISWANATHA
WASHINGTON Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:50pm EST
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered New York Times reporter James Risen to appear in court to answer questions about his book detailing a failed CIA effort to undermine Iran's nuclear weapons program, in a case that has become a touchstone of press freedom.
Though Risen has taken a firm stance about not revealing the identity of his sources, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing early on Tuesday they would seek to ask Risen if he had a confidentiality agreement with the individual who provided certain information for the 2006 book "State of War."
They also said they would ask him if he had a "prior non-confidential reporter-source relationship" with former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who is facing trial on charges of leaking information to Risen.
At a brief court hearing on Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered Risen to appear in court on Jan. 5 to discuss what questions he would answer from both prosecutors and defense lawyers for Sterling.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/16/us-newyorktimes-leak-idUSKBN0JU26M20141216
