Question 1

A shield law did not protect a documentary filmmaker's outtakes in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
B) In re Application of Chevron Corp. . 
C) Too Much Media LLC v.Hale. 
D) Farr v.Pitchess. 
E) Zurcher v.Stanford Daily. 
A) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
B) In re Application of Chevron Corp. . 
C) Too Much Media LLC v.Hale. 
D) Farr v.Pitchess. 
E) Zurcher v.Stanford Daily. B

Question 2

Vanessa Leggett was eventually released from jail without identifying her sources or revealing other confidential information because:

Accepted Answer

A) a court upheld her right to protect confidential information under the First Amendment. 
B) a court held that she was protected by a shield law. 
C) the federal grand jury that had subpoenaed her adjourned without indicting anyone. 
D) a court ruled that her continued incarceration would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. 
E) all of these. 
A) a court upheld her right to protect confidential information under the First Amendment. 
B) a court held that she was protected by a shield law. 
C) the federal grand jury that had subpoenaed her adjourned without indicting anyone. 
D) a court ruled that her continued incarceration would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. 
E) all of these. C

Question 3

In 1991 the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment does not protect the news media from being sued for breaking a promise not to identify a news source.The case?

Accepted Answer

A) Cohen v.Cowles Media. 
B) Bridges v.California. 
C) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
D) Farr v.Pitchess. 
E) Zurcher v.Stanford Daily. 
A) Cohen v.Cowles Media. 
B) Bridges v.California. 
C) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
D) Farr v.Pitchess. 
E) Zurcher v.Stanford Daily. A

Question 4

The Privacy Protection Act of 1980 was passed in response to which Supreme Court case?

Accepted Answer

A) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
B) Estes v.Texas. 
C) Craig v.Harney. 
D) Zurcher v.Stanford Daily. 
E) Bridges v.California. 
A) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
B) Estes v.Texas. 
C) Craig v.Harney. 
D) Zurcher v.Stanford Daily. 
E) Bridges v.California.

Question 5

A citation for direct contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

Accepted Answer

A) someone violates the decorum of a courtroom (e.g. ,by taking unauthorized pictures). 
B) a newspaper criticizes a judge in print. 
C) a broadcast editorial tells a judge to decide a pending case in a certain way. 
D) someone tries to influence the outcome of a case by actions far from the courtroom. 
E) all of these. 
A) someone violates the decorum of a courtroom (e.g. ,by taking unauthorized pictures). 
B) a newspaper criticizes a judge in print. 
C) a broadcast editorial tells a judge to decide a pending case in a certain way. 
D) someone tries to influence the outcome of a case by actions far from the courtroom. 
E) all of these.

Question 6

In what state was the reporter's privilege law held not apply to a blogger (in the case Obsidian Finance Group,LLC v.Cox),but the outcome was then reversed by the Ninth Circuit?

Accepted Answer

A) Minnesota. 
B) New York. 
C) California. 
D) New Hampshire. 
E) Oregon. 
A) Minnesota. 
B) New York. 
C) California. 
D) New Hampshire. 
E) Oregon.

Question 7

What high-profile reporter was forced to testify in the espionage case of former CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling?

Accepted Answer

A) Jana Winter. 
B) James Risen. 
C) Bill Farr. 
D) Judith Miller. 
E) Vanessa Leggett. 
A) Jana Winter. 
B) James Risen. 
C) Bill Farr. 
D) Judith Miller. 
E) Vanessa Leggett.

Question 8

In Branzburg v.Hayes,the Supreme Court held that:

Accepted Answer

A) contempt of court is possible even if the contemptuous act occurs some distance from the courtroom. 
B) contempt citations violate the First Amendment when used to prevent media commentary,unless there is a clear and present danger to the administration of justice. 
C) reporters must always testify when ordered to do so by a judge. 
D) reporters must testify before federal grand juries,but there may be other times when reporter's privilege exempts them from testifying. 
E) all of these. 
A) contempt of court is possible even if the contemptuous act occurs some distance from the courtroom. 
B) contempt citations violate the First Amendment when used to prevent media commentary,unless there is a clear and present danger to the administration of justice. 
C) reporters must always testify when ordered to do so by a judge. 
D) reporters must testify before federal grand juries,but there may be other times when reporter's privilege exempts them from testifying. 
E) all of these.

Question 9

What happened in 2013 that boosted journalists' case for a federal shield law?

Accepted Answer

A) An Oregon blogger was found to have protection under the state shield law. 
B) Filmmaker Ken Burns won the right not to turn over material from a documentary. 
C) The Department of Justice subpoenaed phone numbers for some Associated Press offices. 
D) Jana Winter declined to testify in the James Holmes case . 
E) None of these. 
A) An Oregon blogger was found to have protection under the state shield law. 
B) Filmmaker Ken Burns won the right not to turn over material from a documentary. 
C) The Department of Justice subpoenaed phone numbers for some Associated Press offices. 
D) Jana Winter declined to testify in the James Holmes case . 
E) None of these.

Question 10

Reporter Bill Farr eventually escaped his contempt of court citation because:

Accepted Answer

A) an appellate court ruled that a person who violates a court order as an act of moral principle cannot be jailed indefinitely. 
B) a court ruled that the state shield law protected him. 
C) a federal court ruled that he was protected by reporter's privilege. 
D) he served his 30-day prison term and was then released. 
E) he was excused from his contempt citation because he was no longer working as a reporter. 
A) an appellate court ruled that a person who violates a court order as an act of moral principle cannot be jailed indefinitely. 
B) a court ruled that the state shield law protected him. 
C) a federal court ruled that he was protected by reporter's privilege. 
D) he served his 30-day prison term and was then released. 
E) he was excused from his contempt citation because he was no longer working as a reporter.

Question 11

Judith Miller of the New York Times was jailed for declining to identify a source because:

Accepted Answer

A) she was not protected by any shield law. 
B) a federal appeals court said she was not protected by any reporter's privilege based on the First Amendment. 
C) the Supreme Court declined to hear her case after lower courts ruled against her. 
D) the prosecutor said her testimony was needed in a grand jury investigation. 
E) all of these. 
A) she was not protected by any shield law. 
B) a federal appeals court said she was not protected by any reporter's privilege based on the First Amendment. 
C) the Supreme Court declined to hear her case after lower courts ruled against her. 
D) the prosecutor said her testimony was needed in a grand jury investigation. 
E) all of these.

Question 12

The Second Circuit in 2011 said that reporters' privilege should not be treated differently in criminal cases from how it is in civil cases in:

Accepted Answer

A) In re Application of Chevron Corp. . 
B) Too Much Media LLC v.Hale. 
C) U.S.v.Treacy. 
D) Estes v.Texas. 
E) Craig v.Harney. 
A) In re Application of Chevron Corp. . 
B) Too Much Media LLC v.Hale. 
C) U.S.v.Treacy. 
D) Estes v.Texas. 
E) Craig v.Harney.

Question 13

Judith Miller was eventually released from jail because:

Accepted Answer

A) she agreed to identify her source. 
B) Congress passed a shield law to get her out of jail. 
C) the Supreme Court ruled that she was protected by reporter's privilege under the First Amendment. 
D) the prosecutor dropped the request that she testify and asked a court to release her. 
E) none of these. 
A) she agreed to identify her source. 
B) Congress passed a shield law to get her out of jail. 
C) the Supreme Court ruled that she was protected by reporter's privilege under the First Amendment. 
D) the prosecutor dropped the request that she testify and asked a court to release her. 
E) none of these.

Question 14

Indirect contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

Accepted Answer

A) someone violates the decorum of a courtroom (by shouting obscenities,for instance). 
B) someone tries to influence the outcome of a trial by actions away from the courtroom. 
C) someone violates the judge's order,as by refusing to testify. 
D) someone refuses to leave the courtroom when ordered to do so. 
E) someone takes courtroom pictures when cameras are not allowed. 
A) someone violates the decorum of a courtroom (by shouting obscenities,for instance). 
B) someone tries to influence the outcome of a trial by actions away from the courtroom. 
C) someone violates the judge's order,as by refusing to testify. 
D) someone refuses to leave the courtroom when ordered to do so. 
E) someone takes courtroom pictures when cameras are not allowed.

Question 15

The Supreme Court first held that judges may not use their contempt powers to silence journalistic criticism or other First Amendment activities unless there is a clear and present danger to the administration of justice in:

Accepted Answer

A) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
B) Estes v.Texas. 
C) Craig v.Harney. 
D) Mitchell v.Superior Court. 
E) Bridges v.California. 
A) Branzburg v.Hayes. 
B) Estes v.Texas. 
C) Craig v.Harney. 
D) Mitchell v.Superior Court. 
E) Bridges v.California.

Question 16

If the traditional common law didn't recognize an evidentiary privilege for journalists,under what circumstances did the common law recognize such a privilege?

Accepted Answer

A) the lawyer-client relationship. 
B) the doctor-patient relationship. 
C) the priest-penitent relationship. 
D) the husband-wife relationship. 
E) all of these. 
A) the lawyer-client relationship. 
B) the doctor-patient relationship. 
C) the priest-penitent relationship. 
D) the husband-wife relationship. 
E) all of these.

A shield law did not protect a documentary filmmaker's outtakes in the case of:

Vanessa Leggett was eventually released from jail without identifying her sources or revealing other confidential information because:

In 1991 the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment does not protect the news media from being sued for breaking a promise not to identify a news source.The case?

The Privacy Protection Act of 1980 was passed in response to which Supreme Court case?

A citation for direct contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

In what state was the reporter's privilege law held not apply to a blogger (in the case Obsidian Finance Group,LLC v.Cox),but the outcome was then reversed by the Ninth Circuit?

What high-profile reporter was forced to testify in the espionage case of former CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling?

In Branzburg v.Hayes,the Supreme Court held that:

What happened in 2013 that boosted journalists' case for a federal shield law?

Reporter Bill Farr eventually escaped his contempt of court citation because:

Judith Miller of the New York Times was jailed for declining to identify a source because:

The Second Circuit in 2011 said that reporters' privilege should not be treated differently in criminal cases from how it is in civil cases in:

Judith Miller was eventually released from jail because:

Indirect contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

The Supreme Court first held that judges may not use their contempt powers to silence journalistic criticism or other First Amendment activities unless there is a clear and present danger to the administration of justice in:

If the traditional common law didn't recognize an evidentiary privilege for journalists,under what circumstances did the common law recognize such a privilege?

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters

Exam 8: Newsgatherers Privilege

A shield law did not protect a documentary filmmaker's outtakes in the case of:

Vanessa Leggett was eventually released from jail without identifying her sources or revealing other confidential information because:

In 1991 the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment does not protect the news media from being sued for breaking a promise not to identify a news source.The case?

The Privacy Protection Act of 1980 was passed in response to which Supreme Court case?

A citation for direct contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

In what state was the reporter's privilege law held not apply to a blogger (in the case Obsidian Finance Group,LLC v.Cox),but the outcome was then reversed by the Ninth Circuit?

What high-profile reporter was forced to testify in the espionage case of former CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling?

In Branzburg v.Hayes,the Supreme Court held that:

What happened in 2013 that boosted journalists' case for a federal shield law?

Reporter Bill Farr eventually escaped his contempt of court citation because:

Judith Miller of the New York Times was jailed for declining to identify a source because:

The Second Circuit in 2011 said that reporters' privilege should not be treated differently in criminal cases from how it is in civil cases in:

Judith Miller was eventually released from jail because:

Indirect contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

The Supreme Court first held that judges may not use their contempt powers to silence journalistic criticism or other First Amendment activities unless there is a clear and present danger to the administration of justice in:

If the traditional common law didn't recognize an evidentiary privilege for journalists,under what circumstances did the common law recognize such a privilege?

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters