Bar Association to Host Legal Discussion

“Forcing Information From Journalists;
The Current State of the Reporter’s Privilege”

-- Legal Protections For Newsgathering Activities --

What: Discussion: Legal rights of reporters

When: Monday, April 26, 2004, at 6:30 p.m.

Where: House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street

A discussion and debate over the recent court decisions questioning the existence and the scope of the reporter's privilege, addressing the public interest promoted by the privilege and the arguments against the recognition of any separate category of protection for the newsgathering activities of reporters.

Moderator:
ADAM LIPTAK, National Legal Correspondent, The New York Times

Speakers:
JOHN J. GALLAGHER, Brown, Raysman, Millstein & Steiner LLP;
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney (EDNY)
VANESSA LEGGETT, Freelance Writer, who served 168 days in federal detention for refusing to comply with a subpoena calling for production of confidential source materials.
PROF. GENEVA OVERHOLSER, Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, Missouri School of Journalism.
SUSAN WEINER, Sr. VP, Law and Deputy General Counsel, National Broadcasting Company.
BRIAN A. SUN, Partner, Jones Day; (currently representing Dr. Wen Ho Lee in his bid to obtain confidential source materials from the press in Lee v. The Department of Justice).

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York was founded in 1870, and is dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public. For more information on this release, or to arrange for interviews, please contact Matt Kovary, Press Coordinator, at (212) 382-6713 or mkovary@nycbar.orgmkovary@nycbar.org

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