Military judge orders reporter to appear as defense witness

Here's a link to a fascinating article about a court-martial case involving a Marine's prosecution for violating an order not to speak with a reporter. The military judge in the case has ruled that a reporter must appear as a defense witness in the case, holding that the reporter isn't protected from testifying by a qualified newsgatherer's privilege. The military judge ruled that he didn't need to decide whether such a privilege applied in the military justice system because it would be overcome in this case even if it did.

h/t Phil Cave's Court-Martial Trial Practice blog