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Four Fresno Newsmen Freed After Jail Contempt Stand
Four Fresno Bee journalists spent two weeks in jail for refusing to reveal a news source. Judge Hollis Best freed them after five days of jail time were deemed served, keeping them in contempt for not disclosing how they obtained a secret grand jury transcript. The case centers on protecting journalistic sources and continues the 21 month legal fight.
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William P. Coleman
Fresno, Calif
UPI
Fresno Bee
Superior Court
Hollis Best
George Gruner
Best
Fee
James Bort Jr
William Patterson
Joe Rosato
Bert
The
Bee
California
Gruner
Bart
Patterson
Rosato
U.S. Supreme Court
Paul Levy