Word: popkin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Popkin has argued since his first grand jury subpoena last August that he should not be required to answer questions relating to sources of information used in his scholarly research on the grounds that this would violate his First Amendment rights...
...major arguments put forth in the brief by Popkin's attorneys...
...Popkin was found in civil contempt for refusing to answer nine questions before the Boston grand jury investigating the Pentagon Papers case. That finding, by Federal District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., was made without regard to the First Amendment question...
...that Popkin's claim to privilege closely parallels the Supreme Court's findings in Caldwell vs. United States, which held that a journalist's sources are protected...
...that Popkin was entitled to be advised of the relevance of questions at his request...