It explained Lincoln's version of the incident. Shapiro cited state law shielding reporters from being required to disclose unpublished information. Mendocino County Superior Court Judge James Luther ruled that the letter had been published and was therefore not protected.
People have the fundamental right to express their views.
After a few days in jail and a state Supreme Court ruling against him, Anderson did turn over a typewritten letter. His release came only after others at the Advertiser testified that they witnessed the typewritten letter being opened upon its arrival at the paper. I have a feeling that the media pressure was getting to them up there. Rules increasingly restrict media access to inmates Pennsylvania prison officials were wrong to deny Mumia Abu-Jamal, author of Live From Death Row, the right to be interviewed by the media, a judge recently ruled. This relatively small bit of good news for the press is overshadowed by other developments which aren't as First Amendment-friendly, according to the Society of Professional Journalists Freedom of Information Committee.