A writer has spent nearly two weeks in jail for refusing to turn over her research into a 1997 society murder that is being investigated by the Justice Department. Vanessa Leggett, 33, was found in ...

Depending on whom you ask, Vanessa Leggett is either a defender of the free press, or an aspiring author seeking publicity. The 33-year-old English instructor is hoping to write a book about the ...

A novice crime writer was released from jail Friday after spending more than five months behind bars for refusing to hand over notes about a murder case. "I'm just very grateful to be free," a tearful ...

HOUSTON — Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) urged Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft to free a novice crime writer jailed for not surrendering her notes on a book about a Houston socialite’s murder. Vanessa ...

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday called on Attorney General John Ashcroft to free a Houston writer jailed for refusing to turn over research notes on a local society killing. Vanessa Leggett, ...

A federal appeals court on Friday refused to free a writer jailed for withholding notes from a grand jury investigating a 1997 Texas society murder. Vanessa Leggett, 33, has spent nearly a month in ...

From the Spring 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 44. From the Spring 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 44. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of aspiring ...

I am not a gambler or a murderer. I am a 33-year-old college English teacher and freelance writer. Yet since July 20, my home has been an 8-by-10-foot cinder-block cell at the Federal Detention Center ...

Doris Angleton passed away peacefully on December 9th, with family at her side. She will be lovingly remembered as "The Best Mom Ever". She was known by all she met for her kindness, compassion and ...