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Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, from the development of Jul 2, 2026

Newest development Jul 3, 2026 · 2 reportsHigh court declines to hear confidential news source dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who…

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    Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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    High court declines to hear confidential news source dispute

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who…

  2. Deadline

    Supreme Court Declines To Stop Contempt Fines For Catherine Herridge After She Refused To Disclose Source (opens Deadline)

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    The Supreme Court declined Catherine Herridge’s effort to block a lower court’s $800 per day fine for refusing to disclose the source of reports when she worked for Fox News. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper had imposed the fine, having found her in civil contempt after she declined to reveal …

  3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    High court declines to hear confidential news source dispute (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Supreme Court lets fines stand against reporter who refused to reveal source (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a former Fox News reporter to be required to reveal a confidential source or pay $800 a day in court fines, in a case with broader implications for the work of journalists.

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