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Peer reviewedRapp, Rebecca Emily – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Considers the First Circuit=s decision to extend the journalistic privilege to protect academic researchers who were subpoenaed in the Microsoft litigation. Gives an overview of traditional rules of evidence, discusses previous cases, and outlines the arguments researchers have made to fight subpoenas. Concludes that the research privilege should…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
