A New York judge upheld his order for The New York Times to return documents they obtained about communications between the conservative activist group Project Veritas and the group's lawyers.
In his Friday ruling, Justice Charles Wood ordered The Times to immediately give back all physical copies of their Project Veritas documents and destroy any electronic copies the newspaper has, as they were protected by attorney-client privilege.
New York Justice Charles Wood argued that The Time's story about Project Veritas was not newsworthy.
The judge's order came as part of a defamation lawsuit filed against The Times by Project Veritas leader James O'Keef.
It has objected to a November 11 New York Times article that drew from memos from a Project Veritas lawyer, and purported to reveal how the group worked 'gray area between investigative journalism and political spying' using its lawyers to 'gauge how far its deceptive reporting practices can go before running afoul of federal laws.
O'Keefe and Project Veritas have alleged that The Time's story is meant as nothing more than a smear campaign against the group.
Following Friday's ruling, O'Keefe said, 'The Times is so blinded by its hatred of Project Veritas that everything it does results in a self-inflicted wound.
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Judge orders NYT to return documents to Project Veritas and remove story on reporters and lawyers
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