Testimonial Privilege for Representatives of the News Media : A Summary of Recent Court Decisions, Proposed Federal Legislation and Compilation of State Laws.

Reviews Supreme Court decisions regarding the right of the press to conceal sources in court testimony, and discusses issues concerning enactment of Federal legislation granting newsmen this privilege. Surveys congressional proposals and lists State statutes.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1972.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Freedom of the press. Law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Reviews Supreme Court decisions regarding the right of the press to conceal sources in court testimony, and discusses issues concerning enactment of Federal legislation granting newsmen this privilege. Surveys congressional proposals and lists State statutes.
Item Description:	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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.