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Branzburg v. Hayes , 408 U.S. 665 (1972), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court invalidating the use of the First Amendment as a defense for reporters summoned to testify before a grand jury .
After observing and interviewing a number of people synthesizing and using drugs in a two-county area in Kentucky, Branzburg, a reporter, wrote a story which appeared in a Louisville newspaper. On two occasions he was called to testify before state grand juries which were investigating drug crimes.
Branzburg v. Hayes: A reporter cannot claim First Amendment protection in withholding confidentially received information from a grand jury.
28 mar 2024 · Paul Branzburg, Paul Pappas, and Earl Caldwell (defendants) faced legal challenges after refusing to testify before grand juries regarding confidential information, citing First Amendment protections. Prosecutors, including Hayes (plaintiff), contested these claims.
Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court invalidating the use of the First Amendment as a defense for reporters summoned to testify before a grand jury. The reporters lost their case by a vote of 5–4.
Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court invalidating the use of the First Amendment as a defense for reporters summoned to testify before a grand jury.
6 sie 2023 · In Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972) , the Supreme Court ruled that freedom of press did not create a constitutional privilege protecting reporters from having to testify in grand jury proceedings about the identity of news sources or information received in confidence.
