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Branzburg v. Hayes

SCOTUS · Decided Decided

Case Overview

Reporters have no absolute First Amendment privilege to refuse grand jury testimony about confidential sources, though Powell's concurrence left room for case-by-case balancing. The reason source protection lives in shield laws rather than the Constitution.


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