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Judge allowed to request TV interviews in murder case but missed step, ND Supreme Court says
The justices said prosecutors showed the footage may be relevant and material, but the district court must first revisit the subpoena under the shield law.
MINOT — The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled against a communications company that is attempting to keep unaired interview recordings from appearing in a murder case. But the ruling doesn’t mean the media group has to immediately turn over the footage. Ward County District Judge Daniel El-Dweek did not abuse his power when he ordered BEK Communications to produce interview footage of a victim talking about a fatal 2023 shooting, the state’s …