California: Judge blocks subpoena for newspaper’s photographs of Anaheim riot

A superior court judge sided with the Voice of OC denying access to a public defender seeking unpublished photos taken during a July 24 riot in Anaheim by citizens denied entry to a city council meeting.

The judge cited the California Shield Law allowing journalists to maintain the confidentiality of  unpublished information from news gathering. -db

From the Voice of OC, October 1, 2012, by the editors.

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