# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1972-us-branzburg-v-hayes-reporters-privilege)
- Source: Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/408/665/
- 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.

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