What is the test for a federal prosecutor to compel the disclosure of confidential information?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Sanders, 211 F.3d 711 (2nd Cir. 1999):
Of course, the prosecutor must act within the bounds of the Constitution. See id. at 464. However, the First Amendment erects no absolute bar against government attempts to coerce disclosure of a confidential news source, Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665, 679-708 (1972), nor does it invalidate "every incidental burdening of the press that may result
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