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PROBLEM: Ahead of a potential First Amendment showdown Wednesday in the cityâs most closely watched murder case   a lawyer for independent journalist Jamie Kalven  says an attempt to force  his  testimony amounts to little more than an âunjustified fishing expeditionâ by indicted Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dykeâs attorneys.
Van Dykeâs attorneys have alleged that  Kalven  â the first journalist to detail the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald â received leaked documents containing legally protected information.
âGiven the fatal lack of evidence to support Defendantâs lynchpin factual claim  one is left to wonder the perceived point of (his) efforts â Matthew Topic   Kalven âs attorney  wrote in a document filed Tuesday.
 Kalven  is expected to be in court for the 9 a.m. Wednesday hearing  but it is unclear if he will be called to the the stand. He has vowed not to disclose sources.
None of the filings on this issue by Van Dykeâs legal team have been made public. But at a court hearing in October  the officerâs lead attorney  Daniel Herbert   alleged that  Kalven  obtained leaked documents containing information protected by long-standing legal precedent from being used against Van Dyke in a criminal case.
Herbert suggested that  Kalven  used that information to interview witnesses â with the assistance of the FBI â in a way that shaped the witnessesâ statements to authorities.
In court filings   Kalven âs attorney called Herbertâs efforts âscattershot  unsupported and irrelevant.â The only reports about the case in  Kalven âs possession were obtained from the city through Freedom of Information Act requests more than a year after the shooting  according to Topic.
In addition  as a journalist   Kalven  cannot be forced to disclose  his  sources except in certain specific circumstances   his  attorney stated.

SOLUTION: Journalist could be called to stand at hearing on the Laquan McDonald shooting

PROBLEM: As the stock market plunged on Monday  taking the Dow Jones industrial average down almost 1 600 points intraday   CNBC's Jim Cramer  wanted to help investors assess the drop.
"I hate to sound glib here  but ... we were due for a decline. We just were " the "Mad Money" host said. "Markets do not go up in a straight line. "
"Despite the large  scary red numbers you see on your screen  the truth is that these things happen. You've got to be ready for them ... at all times  " Cramer  said.
First   Cramer  analyzed the causes of the sell-off. Bullish exuberance  rising interest rates  declines in key stock sectors and weak-handed shareholders all contributed to the losses  but Europe really "got the ball rolling "  he  said.

SOLUTION: Cramer Remix: The 5 events that triggered the massive sell

PROBLEM: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify about authorizations for the use of military force before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Oct. 30. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that any attempt to place time limits or geographical constraints in a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force could cripple efforts to fight terrorists.
Laws enacted in 2001 and 2002 gave the military the legal authority to fight international terrorism. Even though the United States is fighting groups that didn’t exist back then  including the Islamic State  the legal basis remains sound   Mattis  said.  He  urged Congress not to repeal existing law  at least without a new authorization already in place.
“The uncertainty accompanying that situation could only signal to our enemies and our friends that we are backing away from this fight ”  he  said. “It would stall our operations  immediately reduce allied commitments and support  and create significant opportunities for our enemies to seize the initiative.”

SOLUTION:
Tillerson and Mattis tell Senate panel no need for new war authorization

