You live and work in City, State. One afternoon on your way to work as a reporter, you go into a local drugstore to buy a pack of gum. Instead of giving you gum, however, the clerk offers you a bag of crack cocaine. You refuse politely and continue on to the newsroom. Once there, you decide to write up the story for its unusual news value, but without using the name of either the drugstore or the clerk. After the story is printed, the drugstore clerk is arrested for selling drugs—a felony. You get a subpoena to appear at the trial. In court, you are asked to reveal the clerk's name. You refuse, citing State's shield law (Which is the same as the Branzburg v. Hayes privilege rule). Will you have protection not to reveal the information?

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As a reporter in City State you may have some protection under the States shield law which is simila... View the full answer