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Majority Opinion
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White, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Blackmun, J. (joined by Marshall, J., & Souter, J.) & Souter, J. (joined by Marshall, J., Blackmun, J., & O'Connor, J.) |
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Lower Court
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Minnesota Supreme Court |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim upheld |
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Oral Arguments
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Audio (Oyez)
[Oyez]
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| Lawyers |
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| Briefs |
Rex S. Heinke et al. for Advance Publication, Inc.
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
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| News |
"Newspapers Are Liable in Confidentiality Breach," The New York Times, Sept. 6, 1989, Sect. A, p. 15
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Alex S. Jones, "Ruling Could Alter Use of Newspapers' Sources," The New York Times, Sept. 10, 1989, p. 22
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Dockser, Ani, "Contract Status is Denied for Vow of Confidentiality by Reporters," The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 1990, Sect. B, p. 5
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Greenhouse, Linda, "Justices to Hear Case on Naming News Source," The New York Times, Dec. 11, 1990, Sect. A, p. 24
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| Other |
Barron, Jerome, "Cohen v. Cowles Media and its Significance for First Amendment Law and Journalism," 3 Wm. & Mary Bill of Rts. L. J. 419 (1994)
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Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3rd Ed.)(2006), Sect. 11.6.2.2
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Dienes, Levine & Lind, Symposium, "The Media's Intrusion on Privacy," 67 Geo. Wash. U. L. Rev. 1097 (1999)
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O'Neil, Robert, "Tainted Sources, First Amendment Rights and Journalistic Wrongs, " 4 Wm. & Mary Bill of Rts L.J. 1005 (1996)
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Rothenberg, Elliot, "Whose First Amendment?," in Joseph Russomano, editor, DEFENDING THE FIRST: COMMENTARY ON FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES AND CASES (2005), pp. 23-43
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| Commentary |
Harwood, Richard, "Defending the Indefensible," The Washington Post, June 30, 1991, Sect. C, p. 6
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