Alice Has Determined That Honest John's Real Name Is John

question 45

Multiple Choice

Alice has determined that Honest John's real name is John Evans.She has subpoenaed John to testify and ask him where he got the information about Officer Cowan.

• A)John has a First Amendment right as a member of the media to refuse to appear in court.
• B)John must obey the subpoena but he can invoke the First Amendment as grounds for refusing to answer questions.
• C)John can invoke a federal media privilege because he published the story on the Internet.
• D)John can invoke the state's statutory media privilege only if it extends to bloggers as well as reporters in traditional media outlets.

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