New Jersey's Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that focuses on whether protections given to journalists should apply to people who post online.
Freehold-based software company Too Much Media wants Shellee Hale to reveal her sources for message board posts she made claiming customer information was compromised.
The company sued her for slander.
Hale claimed she's protected by the same shield laws that journalists often use to argue against giving up information or sources in cases of confidentiality.
The judge said bloggers and people who post comments on websites can't be given the same protections as information compiled though the process of news gathering.
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