Epstein Secrets

herefore fell within the federal qualified privilege that governs non-confidential news material in the Second Circuit. Dist. Ct. Op. at 4 (quoting Gonzales v. NBC, 194 F.3d 29, 36 (2d Cir. 1999)). Applying the federal qualified privilege standard (which is significantly less demanding than the more rigo

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. Feinstein). *2 Td. at $4263 (statement of Sen. Feinstein). 3 Td. at S4260 (statement of Sen. Kyl); see also Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Hoover Inst. Bd. of Overseers Conference (Feb. 28, 2005) (indicating a federal victims' rights amendment remains a priority for President Bush). 4

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

. 22, 2004) (statement of Sen. Feinstein). 86 Td. at S4263 (statement of Sen. Feinstein). 87 Td. (statement of Sen. Feinstein); see also Att'y Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales, Prepared Remarks at the Hoover Inst. Bd. of Overseers Conference (Feb. 28, 2005) (indicating that a federal victims' rights amendment remains a pri

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