Justice Dept. Restricts Subpoenas For Reporters and Phone Records; Subpoenas Dislosed in September Disagreement Within Department
Date: 13 November 1980
By ROBERT PEAR Special to The New York Times
Robert Special
US Justice Dept issues new regulations defining procedures that must be followed before Govt attempts to subpoena news reporters or their telephone toll records; new regulations bar issuance of subpoenas to reporters without express authorization of Atty Gen; authorize US Atty or Asst Atty Gen to issue subpoena if reporter voluntarily agrees to provide materials sought by Govt; are issued following disclosure that telephone company turned over toll records of Raines to Justice Dept and, at dept's request, waited 90 days before informing Raines or Times; subpoenas were apparently designed to learn source of articles written by Raines which stated that FBI informer within Ku Klux Klan participated in violent attacks on blacks and civil rights activists in early '60s; dept official Victor H Kramer comments (M)
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Justices' Questions Suggest Split As Court Weighs Televised Trial; Spread of TV Coverage Differences Within Court
Date: 13 November 1980
By LINDA GREENHOUSE Special to The New York Times
Linda Special
US Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of televised trials as it relates to defendant's right to fair trial, case of Chandler v Florida involving 2 former Miami police officers who opposed televising of their trial on burglary charges; presentation of case by attorney for police officers and Florida Atty Gen is highlighted by Chief Justice Burger and Assoc Justice Stewart questioning one another on issue almost as intensely as they questioned lawyers arguing case (M)
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Around the World; Military Junta in Turkey Bans a Major Newspaper Honduras Reports Raids By Nicaraguan Aircraft Nuclear Energy Supported In an Austrian Petition Ivory Coast Election Brings Newcomers to the Fore
Date: 12 November 1980
results of 1st round of Ivory Coast elections show that about 2/3 of deputies elected to National Assembly will be newcomers (S)
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Columnist Refuses Judge's Order To Identify His Source on Slaying
Date: 12 November 1980
Boston Globe columnist Mike Barnicle has refused to identify confidential source who allegedly named slayer of youth John D Fitzpartick; Suffolk Superior Court Judge Herbert Abrams says Barnicle can be held in criminal contempt if he does not reveal source; trial of Matthew McDonald, who has been charged with murder, is delayed (S)
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