New Yiork Times version:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/politics/19cnd-medi.html
"Nor did Judge Tatel offer any apologies today for the eight blank pages that were part of his concurrence in February, presumably setting out the factual reasons why the reporters' testimony was needed. Lawyers involved in the case have speculated that the pages described Mr. Novak's mysterious role in the matter."
MSM hubris. The judge owes the New York Times apologies. And the Times doesn't give the judge's explanation.
As I figure it, the judge is politely saying that even if the rules Stinker advocates existed, the reporters would still lose.
True. The rules I advocate don't exist, but they should. The media may pay a heavy price for their little witchhunt in the Supreme Court.
It's fun to watch the MSM get a stick in the eye, but we will all pay the price if we let our corrupt court system control the press. Canadians are learning that lesson the hard way.