Supreme Court asked to intervene in Holmes story
DENVER (AP) — Lawyers for the man charged with killing 12 people in a Colorado theater are asking the Supreme Court to require a Fox News reporter to identify her sources for a story about the defendant.
Attorneys said Monday they asked the Supreme Court to review a New York state court ruling that Colorado cannot force New York-based reporter Jana Winter to reveal who spoke to her for a story about defendant James Holmes.
Winter reported after the July 2012 massacre that Holmes sent his psychiatrist a notebook containing violent images. Holmes' lawyers said that violated the judge's gag order.
A Colorado court issued a subpoena that could require Winter to reveal her sources, but New York's highest court refused to enforce it, saying Winter was protected by that state's shield law.
