Anderson tried to invoke a spurious claim of journalistic privilege when questioned during a deposition, and the judge threw his suit out of court.

He claimed journalistic privilege and refused to return until he has guarantees about the outcome of his case.

He has deferred ruling on the issue of journalistic privilege until it comes up in trial.

That meant no journalistic privilege, no Craigslist scavenging and certainly no fence climbing.

Taking care of business in a flash, the Saudis sent me that rarest of journalistic privileges: a visa.

The company opposed releasing the tapes, citing a state law intended to protect journalistic privilege.

Calling the facts in this case, "quite unusual," he added, "I don't think this lowers the bar" of journalistic privilege "in more usual cases."

The court rejected the broader claims made by the defendant that would have severely restricted journalistic privilege in New York.

It will have to be done with sensitivity to the First Amendment and journalistic privileges.

They rely on constitutional and statutory guarantees of journalistic privilege.