# Claim 778

The court held that transmitting information to the media does not give a source special constitutional protection.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The court held that transmitting information to the media does not give a source special constitutional protection.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: No special protection for the press
- About: [incident 1985-us-morison-espionage-act-conviction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1985-us-morison-espionage-act-conviction)
- Source: United States v. Morison (4th Cir.) (1988). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-morison-4th-cir/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009

## Quotation from the source

> He cited Branzburg v. Hayes (1972) for the principle expressed there that journalists had no special protection simply because they were transmitting information to the media.

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