Mandell Menkes Successfully Challenges Subpoenas to News Outlets in Drew Peterson Case

Steve Mandell successfully argued in Will County Circuit Court that Judge David Carlson should quash subpoenas issued by lawyers for convicted wife-killer, Drew Peterson, to cable news channel, NewsNation, and WGN TV. Peterson’s lawyer issued subpoenas to both media outlets seeking “outtakes” of the interviews that NewNation’s Ashleigh Banfield and WGN investigative reporter, Ben Bradley, conducted with Peterson and his former lawyer, Joel Brodsky. Judge Carlson agreed with Steve that the subpoenas violated applicable reporter’s shield laws and quashed both subpoenas.