Prosecutor Defends Going After Northwestern Students' Notes, Class Material

Chicago Tribune:

Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez defended subpoenaing Northwestern University journalism students' notes and recordings of witness interviews Monday by comparing them to investigators.

 

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Comments

[fallingsky]

01:36 PM on 10/20/2009

Anita Alvarez, Todd Stroger, Jan Schakowsky, Daley, Durbin ,Burris ,,,,, the Corruption Cabal that is Illinois .....Rahm and Axelrod and Plouffe and Obama have brought it nationwide

[VOTER]

08:50 AM on 10/21/2009

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[James Brown]

10:49 AM on 10/20/2009

The should be required to turn over their notes.
The *only* person that should have a shield law is an attorney for the defendant in a case. No priest, no reporter, no one else.

[VOTER]

08:57 AM on 10/21/2009

All on-the-record interviews and notes have already been turned over to the Prosecutor.

Asking for students grades and evaluations is not a credible or reasonable request.
It is harassment.