Case of James Risen, Times Reporter, Poses Dilemma for Justice Department – NYTimes.com

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Reporter’s Case Poses Dilemma for Justice Dept.

The administration confronts a hard choice: demand the testimony of a reporter and risk sending him to jail, or back off from its aggressive pursuit of leaks.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/28/us/case-of-james-risen-times-reporter-poses-dilemma-for-justice-department.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

After more than six years of legal wrangling, the case — the most serious confrontation between the government and the press in recent history — will reach a head in the coming weeks