Court OK’s Look at Times’ Phone Records

Posted by on 8/1/2006

NEW YORK (AP) –

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that federal prosecutors investigating a leak about a terrorism funding probe can see the phone records of two New York Times reporters.
A panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in a 2-1 vote that prosecutors had a valid interest in seeing who had contacted the reporters.
“We see no danger to a free press in so holding,” Judge Ralph K. Winter wrote for the majority.
The case involved stories written in 2001 by Times reporters Judith Miller and Philip Shenon that revealed that the government planned to freeze the assets and search the offices of two Islamic charities, the Holy Land Foundation and Global Relief Foundation.
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald then opened a grand jury probe into the source of the newspaper reports, claiming the reporters’ phone calls to the charities seeking comment had tipped them off about the investigation.
When the paper declined to identify its sources, Fitzgerald threatened to subpoena Times billing records from the phone company. The newspaper then filed a lawsuit seeking to block any such effort.

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7 Comments.

  1. Robert 8/1/2006 at August 1, 2006 - 10:42 PM

    I sincerely hope that they find good evidence, and these two are jailed for a long, long time.

    SHUT the NY Times rag down NOW!

  2. snowy egret 8/2/2006 at August 2, 2006 - 07:40 AM

    These two reporters should be tried for treason this is a perfect example of our left-wing news media trecerous behavior:mad:

  3. Leftist 8/2/2006 at August 2, 2006 - 08:20 AM

    Another example of constitutional violations by the Bush Neocons. Add that to the impeachment list.

    It’s a shame Clinton could not have run for more terms, this wouldn’t be happening. The world would still love us, we wouldn’t have any enemies. There would be no terrorism, we wouldn’t be in this contrived war, and Al Gore would still be in a position of power so he could stop Global Warming.

  4. BonBon 8/2/2006 at August 2, 2006 - 08:36 AM

    Why didn’t Al Gore stop Global Warming in the 90′s. After all, leftie he had 8 years.

  5. San Francisco Liberal 8/2/2006 at August 2, 2006 - 09:20 AM

    BonBon…in case you didn’t notice, “Leftist” is somebodys joke.

    not…real.

    :!:

  6. BonBon 8/2/2006 at August 2, 2006 - 09:59 AM

    My Dear San Fran….I know “Leftist” is a joke. Unless of course he is a jihadist. Not knowing which I chose to go to bat with him as Robert would do :razz:

  7. San Francisco Liberal 8/2/2006 at August 2, 2006 - 10:42 AM

    “My Dear San Fran:.I know “Leftist”is a joke. Unless of course he is a jihadist. Not knowing which I chose to go to bat with him as Robert would do”

    Unless, of course, “Leftist” really is Robert.

    I wouldn’t put something childish like this past him… :wink:

    “batter up!” …LOL.