The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled that a Washington-based software industry trade group can keep the identity of an anonymous informant secret, denying enforcement of a subpoena by a company that claimed the John Doe defamed them.
Finding that Arlington, Va.-based defense contractor Solers failed to show evidence that the informant’s speech harmed the company, the three-judge appellate panel sided with the Software & Information Industry Association. The opinion (PDF), published on Jan. 12, reversed a trial court’s order to enforce the subpoena.
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