A federal judge overturned an order that required The Oregonian/OregonLive to return or destroy Nike documents in its possession and refrain from publishing information from them, reports Matthew Kish of The Oregonian.
Kish reports, “The newsroom was working on a separate article, based on independent reporting, about sexual harassment at Nike when it received the documents. Laura Salerno Owens, an attorney with the Portland law firm Markowitz Herbold, told the court that she had inadvertently shared the documents with a reporter.
“After the Oregonian/OregonLive declined Salerno Owens’ request to return the documents, she filed a motion Thursday, asking the court to order their return.
“The Oregonian/OregonLive had challenged Friday’s ruling. In a short order Tuesday on the court’s electronic docket, Hernández ordered Russo to reconsider the ruling in light of arguments offered on Monday by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
“His order set aside Russo’s requirement that the news organization return or destroy the documents by the Wednesday deadline.”
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