…“Ms. Psaki’s lawyers tried to argue that she is above the law and that her time is too precious to bother with such frivolities as a deposition in a First Amendment case. They persisted with this contention, although the judge presiding over the case in the Western District of Louisiana found that exceptional circumstances existed—specifically, Ms. Psaki’s unique knowledge of the unlawful censorship enterprise conducted by the federal government—and that those circumstances warranted deposition of a (former) high-ranking government official,” Jenin Younes, a lawyer for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which is representing some of the plaintiffs, said in a statement…

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…“Ms. Psaki’s lawyers tried to argue that she is above the law and that her time is too precious to bother with such frivolities as a deposition in a First Amendment case. They persisted with this contention, although the judge presiding over the case in the Western District of Louisiana found that exceptional circumstances existed—specifically, Ms. Psaki’s unique knowledge of the unlawful censorship enterprise conducted by the federal government—and that those circumstances warranted deposition of a (former) high-ranking government official,” Jenin Younes, a lawyer for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which is representing some of the plaintiffs, said in a statement…Read the full article