Journalists' Privilege : Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 113th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Privileges and immunities.

Searches and seizures.

Physical Description:

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

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 08-RL-34193a in the 2008 issue.

Provides background on Department of Justice subpoena of telephone toll records for numerous telephone lines at the Associated Press, including personal telephone lines of reporters. Examines Supreme Court and other court decisions and legislative proposals in the 110th and 111th 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 May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

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

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