# Claim 780

The Fourth Circuit's ruling rested on Branzburg v. Hayes, in which the Supreme Court had held that reporters must respond to grand jury subpoenas the same as other citizens.

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

- Statement: The Fourth Circuit's ruling rested on Branzburg v. Hayes, in which the Supreme Court had held that reporters must respond to grand jury subpoenas the same as other citizens.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Branzburg's actual holding
- About: [incident 1985-us-morison-espionage-act-conviction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1985-us-morison-espionage-act-conviction)
- Source: Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972). https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/408/665
- Publisher: Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1972

## 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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