Privacy Protection Act of 1980
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The Privacy Protection Act of 1980 is legislation passed in the United States
that protects journalists and newsrooms from search by government officials. The act protects "work products" and "documentary materials." A subpoena
must be ordered by the court to gain access to the information. The act stemmed in part from Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that protects journalists and newsrooms from search by government officials. The act protects "work products" and "documentary materials." A subpoena
Subpoena
A subpoena is a writ by a government agency, most often a court, that has authority to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure. There are two common types of subpoena:...
must be ordered by the court to gain access to the information. The act stemmed in part from Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily 436 U.S. 547 is a United States Supreme Court case from 1978 in which The Stanford Daily, a student newspaper at Stanford University, was searched by police after they suspected the paper to be in possession of photographs of a demonstration that took place at the campus'...
.