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Constitutional Law

Feb. 8, 2000

Pressing Protection

Constitutional Law Pressing Protection High Court Upholds Reporter Freedoms and Privileges The court ruled that instead of banning the press, the judge first should have considered narrower means, such as cautionary admonitions and instructions.

By Stephen Kaus and Merrit Jones
        Wrapping up what unquestionably has been an excellent legal century for the media, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of the press in two decisions in the second half of 1999.
        Most recently, in Miller v. Superior Court, 21 Cal.4th 883 (1999), the court put the brakes on the eros...

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