Biography
Myron Farber was a New York Times reporter jailed in New Jersey after refusing to provide his reporting notes to a court. A July 24, 1978 contempt ruling imposed coercive imprisonment and a $1,000 daily fine. The contemporary report confirms actual jailing before a three-day appeal stay.
Myron Farber was a New York Times reporter jailed in New Jersey after refusing to provide his reporting notes to a court. A July 24, 1978 contempt ruling imposed coercive imprisonment and a $1,000 daily fine. The contemporary report confirms actual jailing before a three-day appeal stay. Coercive contempt imprisonment and a $1,000 daily fine ordered July 24, 1978; actual initial jailing confirmed, later appeal stay and physical endpoints unreported.
