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Court should reject request to force journalist to disclose confidential source
Forcing a journalist to disclose his confidential source would have a chilling effect on investigative reporting, RCFP attorneys argue.
December 19, 2019
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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