BREAKING: Judge says Glenn Beck must identify his sources on Boston Marathon Bombing - First Amendment showdown has begun.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding this...so it's an anti-defamation case; shouldn't they strictly be litigating whether what he said caused material damage of some kind to the plaintiff? I didn't know that anti-defamation lawsuits delved into the veracity of the claims (which wanting the names of the sources seems to be heading this toward).

Regardless this sounds like a lose lose for BEck!

he doesn;t have much love around these parts anymore....

Beck should plead the 5th. isn't that what the liberal government workers do.
He could also go to jail.

The Saudis run our government. They want to know Beck's "sources."

I totally agree. Someone has it out for Beck.

Beck seems like a nice guy, although overly emotional.

I have it out for beck. He is no journalist. He is a pathetic NWO shill. Does anyone really think that someone involved with terrorism and who got away with it would sue beck in civil/public court?

A Judge who has been hearing the case of Glenn Beck's defamation lawsuit filed by a Saudi Arabian, who was injured in the bombing, has ruled that Beck must reveal his sources in the Boston Marathon Bombing case.

This is a huge blow to the First Amendment and Alternative Media reporters. I know Beck must be horrified with this ruling.

The young Saudi who filed the lawsuit against Beck and his companies for defamation was injured in the bombing. Beck claims he had two different Homeland Security sources who claimed the same young man was on a terrorist watch list.

Beck's sources also claimed this young man was the "money man" behind the attack.

This puts Beck in a position of terrible consequence in either decision he makes...especially as a reporter. In my opinion, his First Amendment Rights are being blatantly stripped from him.

[link to www.politico.com]
U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris ruled that Beck must disclose the names of two Department of Homeland Security employees who allegedly gave a Beck producer information backing up the radio and TV host's claim that Alharbi was the "money man" behind the attack.

The judge said deposition testimony from Beck and two of his top deputies at the time — Joel Cheatwood and Joe Weasel — was "vague and often contradictory" about what the sources said and when they said it. She also noted that the key sources spoke directly only with Weasel, who claimed to record the information on Post-It notes "which he then discarded."

Saris said she ordered the production of records from several government agencies, but they were not of help in confirming what the Beck aides were allegedly told. "None of the documents supports the idea that Alharbi was the 'the money man' financing the Boston Marathon attacks," the Boston-based judge wrote in her 61-page ruling.

The judge acknowledged that forcing disclosure of the sources' identities raised "First Amendment concerns," but she suggested those could be limited by restricting distribution of the information.

Yeah, right nice guy!!
Fires all his managers and blames them not the one in charge..

He took the money honey!!
Let's see what kind of guy he is, if he can keep his mouth shut and might go to prison or will he sequel like a pig..

This is a huge blow to the First Amendment and Alternative Media reporters.

I wonder if whistleblower protection could apply here...I know very little about it, and I'm assuming it doesn't usually apply to call in radio shows, but maybe.

A Judge who has been hearing the case of Glenn Beck's defamation lawsuit filed by a Saudi Arabian, who was injured in the bombing, has ruled that Beck must reveal his sources in the Boston Marathon Bombing case.

This is a huge blow to the First Amendment and Alternative Media reporters. I know Beck must be horrified with this ruling.

The young Saudi who filed the lawsuit against Beck and his companies for defamation was injured in the bombing. Beck claims he had two different Homeland Security sources who claimed the same young man was on a terrorist watch list.

Beck's sources also claimed this young man was the "money man" behind the attack.

This puts Beck in a position of terrible consequence in either decision he makes...especially as a reporter. In my opinion, his First Amendment Rights are being blatantly stripped from him.

[link to www.politico.com]
U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris ruled that Beck must disclose the names of two Department of Homeland Security employees who allegedly gave a Beck producer information backing up the radio and TV host's claim that Alharbi was the "money man" behind the attack.

The judge said deposition testimony from Beck and two of his top deputies at the time — Joel Cheatwood and Joe Weasel — was "vague and often contradictory" about what the sources said and when they said it. She also noted that the key sources spoke directly only with Weasel, who claimed to record the information on Post-It notes "which he then discarded."

Saris said she ordered the production of records from several government agencies, but they were not of help in confirming what the Beck aides were allegedly told. "None of the documents supports the idea that Alharbi was the 'the money man' financing the Boston Marathon attacks," the Boston-based judge wrote in her 61-page ruling.

The judge acknowledged that forcing disclosure of the sources' identities raised "First Amendment concerns," but she suggested those could be limited by restricting distribution of the information.

This ruling is similar to a law in Australia where Journalists are required to provided sources if asked by the courts.

While this can be used for GOOD or BAD; ultimately is holds journalists MORE accountable for printing and publishing words that defame a character.

Just because something happened and it's true; doesn't mean to media wont edit, chop and cut it to seem far more horrific than it is.

(I know, I'm a journalist.)

A Judge who has been hearing the case of Glenn Beck's defamation lawsuit filed by a Saudi Arabian, who was injured in the bombing, has ruled that Beck must reveal his sources in the Boston Marathon Bombing case.

This is a huge blow to the First Amendment and Alternative Media reporters. I know Beck must be horrified with this ruling.

The young Saudi who filed the lawsuit against Beck and his companies for defamation was injured in the bombing. Beck claims he had two different Homeland Security sources who claimed the same young man was on a terrorist watch list.

Beck's sources also claimed this young man was the "money man" behind the attack.

This puts Beck in a position of terrible consequence in either decision he makes...especially as a reporter. In my opinion, his First Amendment Rights are being blatantly stripped from him.

[link to www.politico.com]
U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris ruled that Beck must disclose the names of two Department of Homeland Security employees who allegedly gave a Beck producer information backing up the radio and TV host's claim that Alharbi was the "money man" behind the attack.

The judge said deposition testimony from Beck and two of his top deputies at the time — Joel Cheatwood and Joe Weasel — was "vague and often contradictory" about what the sources said and when they said it. She also noted that the key sources spoke directly only with Weasel, who claimed to record the information on Post-It notes "which he then discarded."

Saris said she ordered the production of records from several government agencies, but they were not of help in confirming what the Beck aides were allegedly told. "None of the documents supports the idea that Alharbi was the 'the money man' financing the Boston Marathon attacks," the Boston-based judge wrote in her 61-page ruling.

The judge acknowledged that forcing disclosure of the sources' identities raised "First Amendment concerns," but she suggested those could be limited by restricting distribution of the information.

Would he not be protected under the "shield law"??

His reporting and his livelihood will be lost. No one will ever trust him again.

Beck is on really shaky ground here, and he could lose everything.

If he gives his sources up, he is basically a reporter no one will trust.

If he doesn't give his sources up, he is in violation of the court.

Man, I feel for him.

I totally agree. Someone has it out for Beck.

Wait.....you feel for Vic's VapiRub Beck?

Wait.....you mean someone respects him as a reporter....NOW?

The guy is a sham, and a shame

Oh yeah, and a Cruz butt buddy handing out soccer balls and teddy beats to INVADERS with Cruz as they broke our laws and our borders

FUCK HIM.

Maybe he shouldn't have turned his show into a NEVERTRUMP headquarters for the past year.

He's really pounding Trump on his show in the most dishonest and brutal fashion, really pushing for Hillary every day.

I wish nothing but pain and heartbreak for Glenn Beck at this point, and I used to like him too.

Good question. Do we have a lawyer in the house?

Thanks, but do you see this as a violation of First Amendment Rights? So much on the Internet is pure speculation and gossip, so there could be more lawsuits to come...they could spread like wildfire.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing in your opinion? It will limit what is written on the Internet by alternative media.