CNN has been charges with criminal contempt of court. (Cable News Network) (Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1994

CNN has been charged with criminal contempt of court for the 1990 airing of jailhouse conversations between ousted Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and his attorneys. Miami-based U.S. prosecutors charged the cable network "knowingly and willfully" disobeyed an order by Judge William M. Hoeveler not to air tapes.

A CNN spokesman said the network believes it isn't guilty and "welcomes the opportunity" to prove so in court. Trial is set for July 11.