MC 3080 Chapter : MC 3081

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15 Mar 2019
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Legal power of promises: qualified testimonial privilege, branzburg v. hayes: the us supreme court consolidated four cases that involved appeals filed by three reporters. Was there a first amendment privilege that protected journalists from having to reveal confidential sources: the first two cases involved paul branzburg: he was working on a story about marijuana use and sales. He was observing the production and use of an illegal substances. He wrote the articles describing what he saw, but he did not reveal who the people were who were making and using the illegal substances. He received a summons to appear before a federal grand jury (these proceedings aren"t open to the public. He was summoned for two separate cases, but refused to go before the grand jury because they can"t prove they followed the conditions that were set before the grand jury testimony.

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