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

Cohen, Henry ; Ruane, Kathleen Ann

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Journalism;    Newsman';    s privilege;    Confidential communications;    Journalistic ethics;   

RP-ID  :  RL34193
RP-ID  :  RL34193_2007Sep28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines laws pertaining to journalists' privilege. Most states afford journalists some protection from compelled release of their confidential sources. The question remains, however, as to whether a concomitant federal privilege exists. The Supreme Court has addressed the issue of journalists’ privilege under the First Amendment only once; in Branzburg v. Hayes, it left open the question of whether the First Amendment provides journalists with any privilege.