Epstein Secrets

submits this memorandum of law in opposition to Bradley J. Edwards' motion to compel the Daily News to produce a tape recording that news reporter George Rush made of a confidential unpublished interview of Jeffrey Epstein. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT In this ancillary discovery proceeding, a civil litigant —

ee of Epstein's victims - "Jane Doe", a." and "E.W."3 B. The Unpublished Epstein Interview George R

claiming the protection of the Shield Law, if accepted, would fundamentally impair the ability of journalists to conduct routine newsgathering. As the New Jersey Supreme Court recently stated in noting this common reportorial practice in a decision rejecting Edwards' waiver argument: [W]e acknowledge the dynamic and compl

n after the 2000 presidential elections. On April 15, 2002, Senators Kyl and Feinstein again introduced the amendment. * The following day, President Bush announced his support. *© On May 1, 2002, a companion measure was proposed in the House. *7 On January 7, 2003, Senators Kyl and Feinstein proposed t

in introduced the amendment. * The following day, President Bush announced his support. *© On May 1, 2002, a compa

g the trial). 376 An illustration of the general approach of the proposed rule comes from the leading case of State v. Timmendequas, 37? decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court. In Timmendequas, the trial judge imported a jury from a distant community to hear a capital case rather than forcing the family of a murdered young

of some victims to speak at sentencing. ! The federal rules can no longer leave victims unmentioned. In October 2004, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA). ? The CVRA transf

unmentioned. In October 2004, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the Scott Campbell, Stephanie Rop

le information for the judge on where to transfer the case to (e.g., to an adjacent state rather than a distant one). 212 a capital case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court. In Timmendequas, the trial judge imported a jury from a distant community rather than force the family of a murdered young girl to travel to another