Apple sued 25 people, thought to be previously employed by Apple, for leaking trade secrets to the public. Three online journalists (Monish Bhatia, Jason O’Grady, and Kasper Jade) had to turn over their sources of their published material. Judge James Kleinberg of Santa Clara County Superior Court ruled in favor of Apple since the information was “stolen property.” The journalists are appealing with the support of California’s eight largest newspapers and The Associated Press that are stating it’s a violation of the First Amendment. The media’s concerns are if the ruling goes through it could interfere with their ability to report important news.

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