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...acknowledge that the panel which handed down this ruling was bound by previous precedent, in particular a 1972 case, Branzburg v. Hayes, in which a reporter witnessed two individuals “synthesizing hashish from marihuana [sic].” We are no legal experts, but both Branzburg, and the two cases the Court cited in its decision to deny Branzburg his petition to quash a subpoena, involved a reporter offering confidentiality in order to observe criminal acts. Irrespective of the propriety of this precedent, the cases seem to be utterly and completely different; Cooper and Miller were gathering facts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Home of the Subpoenaed | 2/23/2005 | See Source »

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