[Infowarrior] - James Risen, New York Times Reporter, Will Not Be Called to Testify in Leak Case

[Richard Forno]

James Risen, New York Times Reporter, Will Not Be Called to Testify in Leak Case

By MATT APUZZOJAN. 12, 2015

WASHINGTON — James Risen, a New York Times reporter, will not be called to testify at a leak trial, lawyers said Monday, ending a seven-year legal fight over whether he could be forced to identify his confidential sources.

The Justice Department said in court filings that it would not call Mr. Risen to testify at the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a former C.I.A. officer charged with providing him details about a botched operation in Iran. Mr. Sterling’s lawyers, who had also left open the possibility of calling Mr. Risen to testify, said on Monday that they had withdrawn their subpoena.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/us/times-reporter-james-risen-will-not-be-called-to-testify-in-leak-case-lawyers-say.html

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