Reporter Group Asks Appellate Court to Clarify Discovery Validity in AT&T/TW
Citing concerns a "retaliatory motive is ... infecting regulatory enforcement decisions that affect the press," the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as part of its handling of the…
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AT&T/Time Warner appeal to clarify the standard for discovery where selective enforcement of antitrust laws could chill reporting. An amicus brief (in Pacer, docket 18-5214) Thursday in favor of neither DOJ nor AT&T/TW said the lower court -- in denying discovery on whether supposed White House animus toward TW's CNN resulted in DOJ opposition to AT&T/TW -- used an erroneous standard that makes it potentially impossible for news organizations to get discovery. DOJ didn't comment Friday.