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  • Reporter's privilege
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  • In the United States, the reporters' privilege (also called journalists' privilege) is a limited (qualified) right many state jurisdictions have afforded journalists by statute or judicial decision under which they can protect the identity of their confidential sources from disclosure. While the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected such a privilege under the First Amendment, a majority of federal courts of appeal and states recognize such a privilege.
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  • In the United States, the reporters' privilege (also called journalists' privilege) is a limited (qualified) right many state jurisdictions have afforded journalists by statute or judicial decision under which they can protect the identity of their confidential sources from disclosure. While the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected such a privilege under the First Amendment, a majority of federal courts of appeal and states recognize such a privilege.