Confidentiality:

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Confidentiality The Reporters Privilege
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Confidentiality
Branzburg v. Hayes 408 U.S. 665
No absolute privilege for reports BUT Some
limited privilege in 1. Plurality allowed that
news reporting had some 1st Amendment
protections 2. Powell (concurring) No
alternative 3. The Dissent
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Confidentiality
Branzburg v. Hayes 408 U.S. 665
The Dissent (Stewart) 1. Probable cause
Reporter has specific information 2. No
alternative 3. The state has acompelling and
overriding interest