UNITED STATES of America
v.
CRIDEN, Howard L., Jannotti, Harry P., Johanson, Louis C., Schwartz, George X., Jan Schaffer, a witness in the above-referenced proceeding, Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued August 6, 1980.
Decided October 10, 1980.
Certiorari Denied January 19, 1981.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Harold Kohn (argued), Samuel E. Klein, Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P. C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant, Jan Schaffer.
John C. Keeney, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul E. Coffey, William C. Bryson, Attys., Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States.
Richard Ben Veniste, Neil Levy, Melrod, Redman & Garlan, Washington, D. C., Paul R. Rosen (argued), Edward M. Dunham, Jr., Spector, Cohen, Hunt & Rosen, P. C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Howard L. Criden.
Richard A. Sprague, Pamela W. Higgins (argued), Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Schwartz.
J. Clayton Undercofler, III, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Jannotti.
John Rogers Carroll, John J. Duffy, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Johanson.
Seymour I. Toll, Michele Langer, Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus curiae, Bulletin Co.; Toll, Ebby & Gough, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.
Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons & Gates, New York City, for amicus curiae, The New York Times Co.; Robert B. Von Mehren, James C. Goodale, John G. Koeltl, Edwin P. Rutan, II, Gary W. Kubek, New York City, of counsel.
Bernard G. Segal, James D. Crawford, Joseph C. Crawford, Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus curiae, National Broadcasting Company, Inc.; Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.
Jack C. Landau, Sharon P. Mahoney, Clemens P. Work, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Before ALDISERT and HUNTER, Circuit Judges, and RAMBO, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Certiorari Denied January 19, 1981. See 101 S.Ct. 924.
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
In United States v. Cuthbertson,630 F.2d 139, (3d Cir. 1980), we held that CBS had a qualified privilege, partially overridden in that case, not to disclose unpublished information in its possession in criminal cases. Earlier, in Riley v. City of Chester,612 F.2d 708
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