In Bad Faith

In Bad Faith is a detailed examination of the legal and political conflict between the United States government and the press. This volume of legal history documents the targeted campaign by the FBI and the Department of Justice under Richard Nixon to disrupt the work of New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell. The narrative focuses on Caldwell's reporting regarding the Black Panther Party and the subsequent government efforts to compel his testimony against his confidential sources.

This work of sociology and politics explores the tension between national security and media freedom. It analyzes the US Supreme Court's failure to recognize how enforcing government subpoenas against journalists endangers the fundamental principles of press freedom. Through the lens of media and the law, In Bad Faith provides a critical look at the intersection of law and political power during a volatile era of American history.