Court forces reporter to pay $800 a day for refusing to identify source (opens in new tab)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:New York, June 24, 2026 — A D.C. appeals court Herridge was in 2024 for refusing to divulge sources for her reporting at Fox News on an investigation of a scientist and university president with alleged ties to the Chinese military. She asked for a pause of the daily fine while she petitions the Supreme Court to review the appeals court’s recent .The following can be attributed to Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern: “Every journalist who d...