U.S. News & World Report lost its bid to avoid subpoenas by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu seeking information about the publication's methodology behind its "Best Hospitals" list.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick III threw out the First Amendment lawsuit by the magazine Tuesday, in which it has asked for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the city attorney's subpoenas.
Orrick found the publication was too hasty in bringing its lawsuit in federal court because a California state court must first decide, if the city attorney asks for it, whether U.S. News has to respond to the subpoenas.
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