American Broadcasting Company (ABC), et al.
Amicus Curiae
Lee Levine, Counsel of Record ABC is joined in this amicus brief by 25 other print and television media organizations from across the United States, all of which regularly cover government and law enforcement issues. Mr. Levine is a founding partner of the Washington-based law firm Levine, Sullivan & Koch and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He specializes in cases involving libel, invasion of privacy, and the First Amendment. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on December 28, 1998.In Berger v. Hanlon, the Ninth…