Friday, January 22, 2010
The University Daily Kansan has joined other state student media and organizations representing students in support of Dodge City reporter Claire O’Brien.
The Associated Press reported yesterday that O’Brien has been subpoenaed as a potential witness at the trial of a man accused of second-degree murder. The state Supreme Court asked O’Brien to provide her notes documenting an interview she conducted.
O’Brien received notice of the subpoena Wednesday on behalf of Ford County Attorney Terry Malone, who has also pressed that she reveal the identity of a confidential source.
Attorney Mark Johnson requested a motion for leave to file amicus brief yesterday on behalf of the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press, the Kansas Scholastic Association, The University Daily Kansan and the Kansas State Collegian. The motion is a request that all organizations participate as an amici curiae, which is a Latin phrase that translates to “friend of the court.” Johnson is also an instructor at The University of Kansas where he teaches a course about the First Amendment.
“We are supporting Claire O’Brien because as a student newspaper, we are strong proponents of the First Amendment,” Stephen Montemayor, Editor-in-Chief of The Kansan and senior from Mission, said. “If one of our reporters were in a similar situation, we would hope to be afforded the same support by our peers.”
O’Brien has been ordered to appear at the trial on Feb. 25 through March 5.
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Kansan shows support for embattled reporter
Since I'm not a reporter I have to ask; when you go to the bathroom, do you lay solid gold nuggets? What happened to public responsibility? "Why do reporters (and this includes your bedmates at the National Enquirer) think that they have rights that supercede those of a regular citizen? The story doesn't say whether exposing a source would put someone's life in jeopardy. I mean even priests have an obligation to step forword if someone's life is in danger so the right to confidentiality is not universal.
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