The De Facto Reporter's Privilege
While the overwhelming majority of states have established constitutional, statutory, or common-law protections for reporters who shield the identity of a confidential source, there is no uniform, crosscutting federal reporter's privilege. As a consequence, reporters subpoenaed in federal cases...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
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| Summary: | While the overwhelming majority of states have established constitutional, statutory, or common-law protections for reporters who shield the identity of a confidential source, there is no uniform, crosscutting federal reporter's privilege. As a consequence, reporters subpoenaed in federal cases often lack effective formal protections. This can have a chilling effect on news gathering: sources - and reporters -may find little comfort in knowing that a source's anonymity is preserved only at a judge's or prosecutor's discretion or by a reporter's willingness to go to jail |
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