Longtime Member Frances Robles, New York Times correspondent
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists urges court not to compel longtime member Frances Robles to testify about the information gathered while working on a story for the New York Times
This afternoon on Friday, August 19, 2016 the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists unanimously approved a motion to co-sign an amicus brief written by the Reporter’s Committee for the Freedom of the Press. The brief asks the First Department Appellate Division to reverse a trial court decision ordering the personal appearance of Frances Robles as a witness in the people of the State of New York against Conrado Juarez.
The board believes Robles’ should be protected from testifying by the New York State Constitution and the New York State Shield Law.
By signing the amicus brief, the NAHJ Board of Directors fully supports Robles. Below is the brief submitted to the court today.
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About NAHJ: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is the largest organization of Latino journalists in the United States and dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. The mission of NAHJ is to increase the number of Latinos in the newsrooms and to work toward fair and accurate representation of Latinos in news media. Established in April 1984, NAHJ created a national voice and unified vision for all Hispanic journalists. NAHJ has approximately 2,000 members, including working journalists, journalism students, other media-related professionals and journalism educators. For more information please visit NAHJ.org or follow on Twitter @NAHJ
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