Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

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The Supreme Court has declined to intervene after a judge ordered former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to be fined $800 a day. This follows her refusal to reveal her source for stories about Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen, who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. Herridge published a 2017 series for Fox News examining Chen’s ties to the Chinese military. The stories relied on leaked items from an FBI probe. Chen sued the FBI and Justice Department in 2018, claiming the leak violated the Privacy Act. Media advocates are closely watching the case.