Journalists' Privilege To Withhold Information in Judicial and Legislative Proceedings

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of the press.

Judge-made law.

Witnesses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1978

Summary:

Traces the development of the Supreme Court case which holds that journalists have no privilege to refuse to testify before a grand jury, and considers later lower court rulings not involving a grand jury. Discusses pros and cons of a Federal shield law for journalists, and legal issues involved. Presents texts of all State shield laws, and related bills introduced in the 94th-95th Congresses

Notes:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Journalists' Privilege To Withhold Information in Judicial and Legislative Proceedings

Publisher Number:

CRS-1978-AML-0036

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license