Pulitzer-Winning Reporter Faces Jail for Protecting Sources in Mississippi Welfare Scandal

Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today is fighting a court order to reveal confidential sources in her investigation of a $77 million welfare fraud involving Brett Favre and former Gov. Phil Bryant.

Anna Wolfe, a journalist with Mississippi Today, won a Pulitzer Prize for uncovering a $77 million welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi.
The scandal implicated former Gov. Phil Bryant and NFL star Brett Favre in misusing funds intended for the state's poorest citizens.
Bryant has filed a defamation lawsuit against Wolfe, demanding she reveal her confidential sources and notes.
A lower court judge has ordered Wolfe to turn over her materials, a decision she and her editor Adam Ganucheau are appealing to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
The case raises significant First Amendment issues, with potential consequences for press freedom and the protection of journalistic sources in Mississippi.