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a. high court says newspaper can protect source
By MARTHA RAFFAELE 1 hour ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a newspaper reporter does not need to reveal the identity of a confidential source used in a story about a grand jury investigation into alleged prison brutality.
The 4-1 decision dated Wednesday and released Thursday upholds a lower court ruling that sided with Jennifer Henn and her former employer, the Times-Tribune of Scranton.
Two former Lackawanna County commissioners sued Henn and the paper over a January 2004 story that said they were not cooperative in their appearances before the grand jury.
The Supreme Court said reporters cannot be forced to identify confidential sources a protection granted by the state's Shield Law.
Grand jury proceedings are secret and state law bars prosecutors, court officials or jurors from discussing such investigations
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