TRIBUNE COMPANY, et al., Petitioners,
v.
L.R. HUFFSTETLER, Jr., Etc., Respondents.
Supreme Court of Florida.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 5, 1986.
June 5, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Julian Clarkson, Gregg D. Thomas, Steven L. Brannock and Mike Piscitelli of Holland and Knight, Tampa, for petitioners.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Mark C. Menser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondents.
Richard J. Ovelmen, Gen. Counsel, The Miami Herald Publishing Co., Bruce W. Greer, Gerald B. Cope, Jr. and Bradford Swing of Arky, Freed, Stearns, Watson, Greer, Weaver and Harris, Parker D. Thomson and Sanford L. Bohrer of Thomson, Zeder, Bohrer, Werth, Adorno and Razook, Paul J. Levine of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, Miami, and Laura Besvinick of Sharpstein and Sharpstein, Coconut Grove, for The Miami Herald Publishing Co. and The Florida Press Ass'n, amici curiae.
George K. Rahdert of Rahdert, Anderson and Richardson, St. Petersburg, for The Times Publishing Co. and Lucy Ware Morgan, amicus curiae.
Ray Ferrero, Jr. and Ricki Tannen of Ferrero, Middlebrooks, Strickland and Fischer, Fort Lauderdale, for News and Sun-Sentinel Co., amicus curiae.
Supreme Court of Florida.
McDONALD, Justice.
We have for review Tribune Co. v. Huffstetler,463 So.2d 1169 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), which expressly and directly conflicts with Morgan v. State,337 So.2d 951 (Fla. 1976). This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution. The issue is whether a reporter, subpoenaed in a state attorney's investigation, has a qualified privilege...
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