By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– Ex-federal prosecutor Richard Convertino has once again failed in his bid to get ex-Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter to disclose his sources. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland ruled Monday that Ashenfelter, who recently retired from the Free Press, had the right to invoke his Fifth Amendment privileges,…
The press scored a big victory in Detroit on Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that a Detroit Free Press reporter did not have to disclose sources during a deposition because he feared incriminating himself. It’s an interesting defense and an interesting ruling. By Sandra Svoboda Detroit Metro Times DETROIT — Veteran journalist David Ashenfelter…
The chess game between an ex-federal prosecutor and a Pulitzer Prize reporter continues to play out in Detroit. The media and federal law enforcement community is watching. The latest court order came down on Thursday. By JOE SWICKARD Detroit Free Press DETROIT — A federal appeals court said this afternoon that Free Press reporter David…
By Judith Miller New York Post ON April 20, Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter may win his second Pulitzer Prize. The next day, he may head to jail. Ashenfelter, 60, is the latest reporter to face prison for refusing to reveal his confidential sources — in this case, for a story he wrote in…
