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by two2two
2699 days ago
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A member of the press, or journalist/reporter, will be held in contempt for obstruction of justice if they're the only ones with information about a crime and they refuse to give up that information. It's looked at like a badge-of-honor for journalists to goto jail under this scenario, and it would also be journalistic suicide to give up a source. Check out Branzburg v. Hayes. There's "reporter's privilege" and shield laws which may help a reporter in some jurisdictions. If there are other means, which is usually the case, to get such information, then those should be pursued before pressuring a reporter for that information. |
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