Supreme Court declines to halt daily $800 fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. The high court rebuffed an emergency appeal from Catherine Herridge. The veteran investigative reporter has been held in civil contempt as part of a lawsuit that scientist Yanping Chen filed against the government over the leak. Chief Justice John Roberts previously put a short-term hold on the fine as the court considered the appeal. On…

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