Solomon on Gertz: "We applaud Bill for standing up and asserting his constitutional privileges"

Folks,

I’m glad to report that a federal judge today ruled in favor of Bill Gertz and the First Amendment in declining to force Bill to divulge his sources in a two-year-old Chinese espionage story.

We applaud Bill for standing up and asserting his constitutional privileges, reinforcing all of our First Amendment rights to report the news. Today’s ruling is an important victory for our entire industry, the first in a long time to recognize a reporter’s rights to keep confidential sources.

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