Prof. Kirtley Discusses DOJ Seizure of AP Phone Records

Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed by various media outlets for stories about the Department of Justice's subpoena of telephone records from Associated Press bureaus and individual reporters. She discussed the unprecedented scope of the subpoenas and how they fit with the Obama administration's pursuit of leakers of classified information. As Kirtley explained to the Washington Post, a federal reporters shield law, such as those proposed in 2009-11, would have required prior judicial review, "instead of DOJ unilaterally making that determination." Kirtley appeared on WHYY (Philadelphia) public radio's Radio Times show and on WCCO Radio's John Hines Show. Kirtley was also quoted by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.