Legal Opinion
O'Neill v. Oakgrove Construction, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1988PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
The question presented is whether nonconfidential photographs taken by journalists in the course of newsgathering activities and kept as resource material are protected from compelled disclosure by a qualified reporter’s privilege under the State or Federal Constitution.1 The Appellate Division held that protection from disclosure was limited to situations involving "a confidential relationship with a source” and to those involving "private sources where discovery would substantially intrude upon the privacy of press functions” (122 AD2d, at 571). We…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Allen v. Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- People v. DonovanNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Cirale v. 80 Pine Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by133 opinions
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- In Re Fitch, Inc., Appellant-Cross-Appellee, American Savings Bank, Fsb, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Ubs Painewebber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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