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  "value": "Same duty as other citizens",
  "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.",
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  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1972-us-branzburg-v-hayes-reporters-privilege",
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    "url": "https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/408/665/",
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    "title": "Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972)",
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