Claim 135

The Supreme Court held that a reporter cannot claim First Amendment protection for withholding confidentially received information from a grand jury.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Supreme Court held that a reporter cannot claim First Amendment protection for withholding confidentially received information from a grand jury.
Field: action
Value: No constitutional privilege
About: incident 1972-us-branzburg-v-hayes-reporters-privilege
Source: Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
Publisher: Justia US Supreme Court Center
Method: court record
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1972-06-29

Quotation from the source

A reporter cannot claim First Amendment protection in withholding confidentially received information from a grand jury.