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Is there also a constitutional reporters privilege that protects the freedom of the press?

April 26, 2017constitutional Freedom Press privilege protects reporter

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Is there also a constitutional reporters privilege that protects the freedom of the press?

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Yes. The California Supreme Court has found that the California and federal constitutions provide journalists with “a qualified privilege to withhold disclosure of the identity of confidential sources and of unpublished information supplied by such sources.