Adjudication Privilege News Today

of messages and depositions from fox news hosts, senior executives and employees as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit. these documents show the depth of the contempt many at fox news had for the truth and frankly for their own viewers. prime time host laura ingraham blasted the fox news decision desk for something that every other normal reputable news organization in the country values, for being accurate. from "the new york times," quote, ms. ingraham said the work of the dec...

Any privilege assertion, its a qualified privilege. the protection of private communications are weighed against the compelling need for the information. congressional oversight is a compelling need, but it isnt as compelling as a grand jury investigation. if theres criminal culpability, that that overcomes privilege assertion. theres a stronger predicate in the balance of account witties that a judge does in a qualified privilege inquiry. theres a procedural benefit that the special counsel has...