Prof. Kirtley Quoted on Reporters' Privilege in Criminal Trials

Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted by Bloomberg News in a story about a Second Circuit case that will consider whether an executive convicted of securities fraud for allegedly backdating stocks was denied his right to a fair trial when his cross-examination of a Wall Street Journal reporter was curtailed by the trial judge. The extent of the reporters' privilege in criminal cases, Kirtley said, "is very much a live issue in most courts around the country."