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Promises Of Confidentiality To News Sources After Cohen V. Cowles Media Company: A Survey Of Newspaper Editors, Daniel Levin, Ellen Rubert Sep 2010

Promises Of Confidentiality To News Sources After Cohen V. Cowles Media Company: A Survey Of Newspaper Editors, Daniel Levin, Ellen Rubert

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We undertook a survey of newspaper editors to determine their views regarding promises of confidentiality, to determine the effect of the Cohen case on the newspaper industry, and to discover related information. This article will discuss the Cohen case and report the survey results. Section II of the article sets forth the facts that led to the lawsuit brought by source Dan Cohen against two Minneapolis newspapers for breach of promise of confidentiality. Section III sets forth the history of the lawsuit itself, as it proceeded through the Minnesota state courts to the United States Supreme Court, reaching a final …


Constitutional Law - United States V. Richey: Disclosure Of Tax Information By Former Irs Agent Not Protected By The First Amendment, Christine C. Pagano Sep 2010

Constitutional Law - United States V. Richey: Disclosure Of Tax Information By Former Irs Agent Not Protected By The First Amendment, Christine C. Pagano

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California's Newsgatherer's Shield: Inconsistent Interpretation Means Inadequate Protection, Nora Linda Rousso Sep 2010

California's Newsgatherer's Shield: Inconsistent Interpretation Means Inadequate Protection, Nora Linda Rousso

Golden Gate University Law Review

This Comment will initially discuss the history of the shield law in California and examine how it has been defined by the courts in the leading cases. It will also discuss New York Times, Delaney and Hallissy in terms of the courts' application of the shield law to those cases. The analyses of New York Times and Hallissy will be contrasted with that of Delaney. This Comment will attempt to show how the New York Times/Hallissy analysis could have been applied to the facts of Delaney and still have yielded the same result. Recommendations will be made with respect to …


Survey: Women And California Law, Elaine Booras Sep 2010

Survey: Women And California Law, Elaine Booras

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Aftermath Of Herbert V. Lando: Will Lower Courts Create Another Qualified Newsman's Privilege?, Douglas I. Horngrad Aug 2010

Aftermath Of Herbert V. Lando: Will Lower Courts Create Another Qualified Newsman's Privilege?, Douglas I. Horngrad

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