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Reporter's Privilege, Public Records & Subpoena Responses

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Protecting the right of journalists to pursue the facts, free of unlawful interference and intimidation, is a daily mission at Davis Wright Tremaine. We’re well known across the media industry for our decades-long work to release government records, open up courtrooms, and preserve the confidentiality of the reporting process.

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Our clients’ dedication to informing the public is what drives us. Sometimes the work requires years of dogged litigation. Sometimes it requires taking a courthouse seat on a moment’s notice and interjecting with just the right argument. We do what’s necessary to ensure that the media clients we represent have access to information and proceedings that are in the public interest. It’s why TV cameras were allowed into the O.J. Simpson trial 25 years ago. And why, more recently, the public got to see the search warrant that authorized a raid on the president’s personal lawyer.

As committed as we are to pursuing what belongs in the public domain, we are equally steadfast in defending reporter’s privilege. Applying the First Amendment and state shield laws (some of which we helped to draft), our team has litigated at the trial and appellate levels of federal and state courts around the country, successfully thwarting efforts to force news reporters and organizations to reveal sensitive information learned during newsgathering and confidential sources.

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12.01.20
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Media & Entertainment
Quoted in "L.A. Times files lawsuit seeking records on abuse claims at U.S. immigration detention centers," Los Angeles Times Read More External Link
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11.30.20
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Media & Entertainment
Five Straight: Davis Wright Tremaine's Media and Entertainment Team Once Again Wins "Practice Group of the Year" Recognition From Law360 Read More
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10.28.20
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Copyright
2nd Circuit Resolves Key Issues in Copyright Case Read More
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10.28.20
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First Amendment
Executive Order "Clarifies" (Rewrites) Online Speech Protections Read More
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August 2020
Publications
Media & Entertainment
Co-author, "Seattle Media Challenges Blanket Police Department Subpoenas for Unpublished News Footage," MLRC MediaLawLetter Read More
11.19.19
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Reporter's Privilege, Public Records & Subpoena Responses
"Carmody case shows grave police overreach, say lawyers," Committee to Protect Journalists
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Robert, Balin
Robert D. Balin
Partner
New York
212.603.6440
Bolger Kate
Katherine M. Bolger
Partner
New York
212.402.4068
Jack Browning
John M. Browning
Partner
New York
212.603.6410
Burke, Thomas R.
Thomas R. Burke
Partner
San Francisco
415.276.6552
Chase, Jeremy A.
Jeremy A. Chase
Partner
New York
212.603.6495
Abigail Everdell
Abigail Everdell
Counsel
New York
212.603.6468
Freeman, Cydney Swofford
Cydney Swofford Freeman
Partner
Los Angeles
213.633.8612
Handman, Laura R.
Laura R. Handman
Partner
Co-chair, Appellate Practice
Washington, D.C.New York
202.973.4224
212.489.8230
Kelly
Chelsea Kelly
Counsel
Washington, D.C.
202.973.4250
Kovner, Victor
Victor A. Kovner
Senior Counsel
New York
212.489.8230
Doran, Ambika Kumar
Ambika Kumar
Partner
Co-chair, Media Law Practice
Seattle
206.757.8030
Laidman, Dan
Dan Laidman
Partner
Los Angeles
213.633.6886
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