Post by addisona on Feb 11, 2022 15:11:09 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court freed the New York Times to publish documents concerning the conservative activist group Project veritas, putting on hold a lower court ruling that alarmed First Amendment advocates.In an order made public on Thursday, the Appellate Division in Brooklyn stayed a December ruling www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/judge-orders-new-york-times-return-project-veritas-internal-memos-2021-12-24 that blocked the Times from publishing memoranda from an in-house Project veritas lawyer, and required the newspaper to turn over or destroy the memos.
Critics called the ruling by Justice Charles Wood of the state Supreme Court in Westchester County an unconstitutional prior restraint. Project veritas has said the memos are protected by attorney-client privilege.
While not setting aside Wood’s ruling, Thursday’s order means it will not be enforced during the Times’ appeal.
Elizabeth Locke, a lawyer for Project veritas, said she was pleased the court denied the Times’ “overreaching request” to vacate the ruling, and was confident it would find that the Times “violated veritas’ substantial rights by acquiring and publishing attorney-client privileged materials in the midst of ongoing litigation.”
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Critics called the ruling by Justice Charles Wood of the state Supreme Court in Westchester County an unconstitutional prior restraint. Project veritas has said the memos are protected by attorney-client privilege.
While not setting aside Wood’s ruling, Thursday’s order means it will not be enforced during the Times’ appeal.
Elizabeth Locke, a lawyer for Project veritas, said she was pleased the court denied the Times’ “overreaching request” to vacate the ruling, and was confident it would find that the Times “violated veritas’ substantial rights by acquiring and publishing attorney-client privileged materials in the midst of ongoing litigation.”
wtvbam.com/2022/02/10/new-york-times-is-free-to-publish-project-veritas-documents-appeals-court-rules/