Cite as: 44 CNCA § 24

A. No journalist shall be required to disclose in a Cherokee Nation proceeding either:

1. The source of any published or unpublished information obtained in the gathering,receiving or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public; or

2. Any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public, unless the court finds that the party seeking the information or identity has established by clear and convincing evidence that such information or identity is relevant to a significant issue in the action and could not with due diligence be obtained by alternate means.

B. This section does not apply with respect to the content or source of allegedly defamatory information, in a civil action for defamation wherein the defendant asserts a defense based on the content or source of such information.

Historical Data

LA 13–12, eff. April 20, 2012.