{"id":59115,"date":"2016-12-14T02:14:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T02:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/12\/14\/oscar-winner-shields-bergdahl-interviews-from-u-s-lawyers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:49:21","slug":"oscar-winner-shields-bergdahl-interviews-from-u-s-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2016\/12\/14\/oscar-winner-shields-bergdahl-interviews-from-u-s-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar winner shields Bergdahl interviews from U.S. lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div>  LOS ANGELES \u2014 The federal government dropped its efforts to seize hours of unaired interviews an Oscar-winning screenwriter recorded with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, his lawyer said Tuesday.  <br\/> <\/div> <div> <br\/> <\/div> <div>  Mark Boal had sued the government to block a military prosecutor who threatened to subpoena 25 hours of interviews for possible use at Bergdahl&#8217;s court-martial for abandoning his post in Afghanistan in 2009.  <br\/> <br\/> <\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boal, who won two Academy Awards as producer and screenwriter for the Iraq war drama &#8220;The Hurt Locker,&#8221; asserted his First Amendment right as a journalist to maintain confidentiality of sources and other information. Boal reported on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m happy that the Army ultimately agreed to uphold the traditions of a free civilian press,&#8221; Boal said in a statement. <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2837\" height=\"1690\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg 2837w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg?resize=300,179 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg?resize=768,457 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,610 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,915 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1220 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2837px) 100vw, 2837px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is seen leaving a courtroom after a pretrial hearing in Fort Bragg, NC., Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. Bergdahl faces a military trial in 2017 on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009. (AP Photo\/Jonathan Drew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>In this Jan. 12, 2016, photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Ted Richardson\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recordings formed the basis for the second season of the popular podcast &#8220;Serial&#8221; that focused on Bergdahl&#8217;s decision to desert and his five years in captivity with the Taliban and its allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the majority of unedited recordings never aired, and Boal said they included confidential discussions and material never meant to be public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In return for the government dropping its efforts to get the records, Boal will verify material that aired on the podcast if called to testify at Bergdahl&#8217;s court-martial in North Carolina, attorney Jean-Paul Jassy said. Boal will also drop his demand for attorney fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed the case was resolved, but she said they had no further comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A court filing Tuesday showed the case was dismissed, though Jassy said it actually was settled Dec. 6. <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boal&#8217;s lawsuit was supported by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, other journalism groups, nonprofits and major media companies, including The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We supported this lawsuit because it sent a very strong message about aggressively defending rights under the First Amendment,&#8221; said Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. &#8220;That message was heard and received. The resulting settlement protects newsgathering and confidential communications with sources. \u00a0This is a great outcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court in September, Jassy asked a judge to issue an order blocking release of the recordings. He said it was unprecedented for a military prosecutor to subpoena a civilian reporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government lawyers, however, claimed the lawsuit to pre-emptively block a subpoena was premature. They also said Boal should first have to challenge a subpoena in military courts and return to federal court only if those efforts failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the judge&#8217;s suggestion, the two sides entered into settlement discussions before a magistrate judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bergdahl, of Hailey, Idaho, faces a military trial in April on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. 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