Claim 136

The Court framed the issue as whether reporters must respond to grand jury subpoenas and answer relevant questions the same way other citizens do.

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

Statement: The Court framed the issue as whether reporters must respond to grand jury subpoenas and answer relevant questions the same way other citizens do.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Same duty as other citizens
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

The sole issue before us is the obligation of reporters to respond to grand jury subpoenas as other citizens do, and to answer questions relevant to an investigation into the commission of crime.