Entertainment

Judge clarifies reporter's contempt fine appeal

Updated 2026-08-07 20:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

A federal judge clarified that reporter Catherine Herridge does not have to pay $800-per-day contempt fines as she appeals the decision. The original fine was imposed by Judge Christopher Cooper after Herridge refused to reveal her source for a 2017 Fox News report.

Coverage timeline — 1 article

Deadline

Judge Clarifies That Reporter Catherine Herridge Doesn’t Have To Pay $800-Per-Day Contempt Fines As She Pursues Supreme Court Appeal

A federal judge clarified that reporter Catherine Herridge doesn’t have to pay an $800-per-day contempt fine as she appeals to the Supreme Court. The judge, Christopher Cooper, had imposed the fine. She had been found in civil contempt after she declined to reveal the source for her 2017 Fox N

2026-08-07 20:00 UTC