# Claim 137

The Court said the First Amendment does not void every incidental burden on the press that results from enforcing general criminal or civil law.

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

- Statement: The Court said the First Amendment does not void every incidental burden on the press that results from enforcing general criminal or civil law.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Incidental burdens permitted
- 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

> It is clear that the First Amendment does not invalidate every incidental burdening of the press that may result from the enforcement of civil or criminal statutes of general applicability.

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