''Von Bulow v. Von Bulow'', 811 F.2d 136 (2nd Cir. 1987),
was a case appealed from a contempt ruling after a
United States District Court
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rejected the claim of a
reporter's privilege by
Claus von Bulow and Andrea Reynolds.
Reynolds, a paralegal, appealed a contempt ruling after she refused to submit an unpublished document for
discovery
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* Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown
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* Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
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. The
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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upheld the contempt order. The Court reasoned that a person who had gathered information for private use without the intent to gather the information as part of an investigation for a publication was not entitled to a reporter's privilege.
See also
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Branzburg v. Hayes
''Branzburg v. Hayes'', 408 U.S. 665 (1972), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court invalidating the use of the First Amendment as a defense for reporters summoned to testify before a grand jury. The case was argued February 23, 1972, and ...
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In re Madden''
References
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit cases
1987 in United States case law
United States discovery case law
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