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Word: newsroomâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1978-1978
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...last week, in a decision that startled editors across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed those rulings. In a 5-to-3 decision, the high bench concluded that police seeking evidence do indeed have the right to push unannounced into a newsroom???or any other place?as long as a judge has issued a search warrant, even if the occupant is not suspected of involvement in a crime. The majority rejected the contentions that police should first seek a subpoena, which can be contested in court, and that freedom of the press under the First Amendment gives newsrooms much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: A Right to Rummage? | 6/12/1978 | See Source »

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