State of New York v Democrat and Chronicle [1]

Assistant District Attorney Timothy L. Prosperi subpoenaed Democrat and Chronicle reporter Steve Orr to testify in the criminal trial of Kevin I. Vickers, who is charged with removing body parts from two Monroe County funderal homes in 2005.  The DA sought testimony about statements that Orr attributed to Vickers in a story that appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle's website in 2006 [2].  He also sought Orr's notes from an interview with Vickers before the story was published.

On July 24, 2009, Justice Dennis M. Kehoe ruled that Orr must testify and turn over the notes, according to the Democrat and Chronicle [3].  The Democrat and Chronicle plans to appeal the court's ruling, and Justice Kehoe stayed his order pending appeal.