District of Columbia § 16-4703 Compelled disclosure permitted.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-4703 — Compelled disclosure permitted.

District of Columbia § 16-4703

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 47Free Flow of Information.

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D.C. Code § 16-4703 (2026).

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(a)A court may compel disclosure of news or information otherwise protected from disclosure under section 16-4702(2) if the court finds that the party seeking the news or information established by clear and convincing evidence that:

(1)The news or information is relevant to a significant legal issue before a judicial, legislative, administrative, or other body that has the power to issue a subpoena;

(2)The news or information could not, with due diligence, be obtained by any alternative means; and

(3)There is an overriding public interest in the disclosure.

(b)A court may not compel disclosure of the source of any information protected under section 16-4702.

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(a) A court may compel disclosure of news or information otherwise protected from disclosure under section 16-4702(2) if the court finds that the party seeking the news or information established by clear and convincing evidence that:

(1) The news or information is relevant to a significant legal issue before a judicial, legislative, administrative, or other body that has the power to issue a subpoena;

(2) The news or information could not, with due diligence, be obtained by any alternative means; and

(3) There is an overriding public interest in the disclosure.

(b) A court may not compel disclosure of the source of any information protected under section 16-4702.