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Claim 807

The warrant affidavit contained no allegation that any member of the Daily's staff had committed a crime at the hospital.

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

Statement
The warrant affidavit contained no allegation that any member of the Daily's staff had committed a crime at the hospital.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
No staff member suspected
About
incident 1971-us-zurcher-stanford-daily-newsroom-search
Source
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
Publisher
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1978-05-31

Quotation from the source

The warrant affidavit contained no allegation or indication that members of the Daily staff were in any way involved in unlawful acts at the hospital.