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The Reporter's Privilege Compendium is a resource for US journalists, compiled by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. It provides information on the law relating to reporter's privilege - the right not to be forced to testify or disclose sources / information in court - in each state and federal circuit. Covers the authority for and source of the right; the scope of protection; procedures for issuing and contesting subpoenas; substantive law on contesting subpoenas; what constitutes compliance; appealing and other issues. There are also links to the committee's other resources, including a guide to immigration reporting, a recording guide, an open government guide and a guide to reporting information illegally obtained by a third party.
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