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Paper has week to respond

A judge says Chicago Sun-Times lawyers have a week to respond to a motion asking for a reporter to testify at R. Kelly's child pornography trial. The defense wants to call Jim DeRogatis to ask how he got hold of a sex tape in 2002 that's now the center of the trial. Defense attorneys also want to know if DeRogatis copied the videotape. A lawyer for the Sun-Times says DeRogatis' actions should be privileged under the First Amendment. The judge says he'll rule on the motion on May 30. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to child pornography.