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What is the law that requires divulging a source? How would that law be constitutional as per the first amendment?
by 29athrowaway 3y ago
What is the law that requires divulging a source? How would that law be constitutional as per the first amendment?
- bombcar 3y agoIt’s the fifth that mainly comes into play; you CAN be compelled to testify; just not against yourself (or close family, etc). (The case is weirder in that it’s basically a suit against the government that wants the info revealed, not the government. Obviously the judge wants someone higher than him to rule on it.)
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- pachunk 3y agoThat would be 18 U.S. Code § 401 - Power of court (3) Disobedience or resistance to its lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command.
- 29athrowaway 3y ago"Lawful" is the key here. What is lawful? first and foremost, a law that is constitutional (and that is not nullified by a jury).