Journalists' Privilege : Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Freedom of the press.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Supreme Court and other court decisions and legislative proposals in the 109th and 110th Congresses related to journalists' privilege, which involves the right of journalists to refuse to disclose information or the source of information received in the course of news gathering.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Journalists' Privilege

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