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Bail revoked for journalist in contempt case By Demian Bulwa San Francisco Chronicle–Freelance journalist and activist Josh Wolf is heading back to jail after a federal appeals court on Monday ordered his bail revoked unless he changes course and gives a federal grand jury outtakes of footage he shot at a violent San Francisco protest in July 2005. Wolf, who has argued that he has a right as a journalist to withhold unpublished material, plans

Ninth Circuit Rules That Freelance Journalist Josh Wolf Must Comply With Federal Subpoena By Stephen Kaus Huffingtonpost.com–In an unpublished ruling issued Thursday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled against freelance video journalist Josh Wolf and stated that he must comply with a grand jury subpoena for his unpublished footage. Winning in the Ninth Circuit is very much the luck of the draw these days. Although Wolf drew a favorable three judge

Freelancer Wolf released from jail pending emergency appeal of contempt By Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 2–Freelance journalist Josh Wolf was released on bail Friday from a federal prison where he had been held since Aug. 1 after challenging a grand jury subpoena that demanded outtakes of videos he shot at a San Francisco protest. Wolf’s advocates, who included national journalist organizations, saw the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order as a sign

The Jailing Of One California Journalist And Imminent Jailing Of Two More Represent An Illicit Power-Grab And Usurpation Of State Sovereignty By The Bush Justice Department. By Peter Scheer A freelance documentary filmmaker is in jail in Dublin, CA, for refusing to comply with a subpoena to turn over to federal prosecutors the out-takes of his filming of a 2005 street demonstration that turned violent. And two San Francisco Chronicle reporters are packing their bags