St. Elizabeth Home Society v. Hamilton et al.
From Ad IDEM / CMLA
April 7, 2005
Justice Crane decided to find Ken Peters in contempt of court for failing to answer the question "Who is B?" and in the process attacked the journalistic culture that requires a journalist, when asked for the identity of his confidential source, to break the law and endure the punishment. The judge felt that journalistic organizations should instruct their journalists to promise to protect sources only "to the full extent of the law", and not beyond.
A Notice of Appeal has now been filed from this decision.
