subpoenas of personal papers

Chris Knight cknight at crl.com
Tue Jan 25 23:22:20 PST 1994


> There was a flurry of laws during the 1970s that extended somewhat
> similar privileges to reporters and their sources, but they don't seem
> to have held up very well since the Big Lurch to the Right.
> 
> Phil

As I mentioned in the second paragraph of my original letter (The one you 
didn't quote in your reply), I stated that those cases didn't hold 
against reporters because of constutional backing (i.e.  Freedom of the 
Press).  A protection which we do not have, unless you happen to publish.

-ck








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