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October 1st 2007 • Printer version School of Law and School of Journalism Present Conference On Journalists' Right
to Protect Confidential Sources
Friday,
October 5, 2007, the University of Oregon School of Law and the
University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication present
"Confidential Sources: What Does Branzburg Mean Now?" The
one-day conference will be held at the School of Law. C. Edwin Baker,
the Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Law, will be the keynote speaker.
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Branzburg v. Hayes that journalists have no First Amendment right to protect their confidential
sources from a grand jury. However, Branzburg was
not the last word on the reporter's privilege as a legal and ethical
issue. Rather, it was the beginning of an extended about about the
reporter's role as a watchdog versus the reporter's duty to cooperate
in criminal investigations. The conference will feature panels of
judges, lawyers, legal scholars, journalists, and media ethicists. Law
School-affiliated speakers include Professor Ibrahim Gassama, Professor
James O'Fallon, Professor Robert Tsai, and Associate Dean Susan Gary.
Additionally, Oregon Court of Appeals Judge David Schuman, former
faculty member and Associate Dean of the School of Law, will speak.
Admission
is $25 for community members and $150 for those who desire CLE credit.
Admission is complementary for faculty members and students of Oregon
University System institutions. More information and conference
registration is available at jcomm.uoregon.edu/branzburg.
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