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· 6/11/1985

Petition for the Promulgation of Rules

Citations

  • 479 N.E.2d 154
  • 395 Mass. 164
  • 11 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2307
  • 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1565

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • declining to promulgate evidentiary rule of “reporter’s privilege”; noting that adoption of evidentiary rules “require[s] careful coordination with the Legislature;” but also citing the advantages of the common law case-by-case approach
  • declining to adopt rule implementing privilege but acknowledging that limited privilege exists
  • among other things, judge must “consider the effect of compelled disclosure on values underlying the First Amendment and art. 16”
  • Petition for Promulgation of Rules

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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