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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

Catherine Herridge Faces $800-a-Day Fine as Supreme Court Backs Hunt for FBI Leaker

Former Fox and CBS reporter Catherine Herridge faces devastating fines of $800 (£598) a day after the US Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid to shield her anonymous source (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

A former Fox News journalist will continue facing $800-a-day (£598.57) fines after the US Supreme Court refused to intervene in a case that has become a major test of press freedom and source protection. The legal battle stems from her reporting on a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.

Catherine Herridge lost an emergency bid to halt the financial penalties after the High Court turned away her appeal. The Canadian journalist is facing civil contempt proceedings stemming from a lawsuit filed by scientist Yanping Chen, who is suing the government over the leaked information.

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