For instance , the Justice Department can no longer pursue journalists in these matters unless a reporter is the subject of a criminal investigation for conduct unrelated to news gathering . New York Times reporter James Patterson has agreed to testify in leak case . It involves anonymous sources in an ongoing criminal investigation of a former police officer . A federal court has already ruled that he must testify .
New York Times reporter James Patterson has agreed to testify in leak case . It involves anonymous sources in an ongoing criminal investigation of a former police officer . A federal court has already ruled that he must testify .