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BRANZBURG v. MEIGS

503 S.W.2d 748 (1971)

Paul BRANZBURG, Petitioner, v. Henry MEIGS, Judge, Franklin Circuit Court, Frankfort, Kentucky, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar A. Zingman, Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss, Louisville, for petitioner.

VANCE, Commissioner.

The petitioner, Paul Branzburg, is a reporter for the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times Company, a publisher of newspapers in Louisville, Kentucky, with state-wide circulation. On January 10, 1971, there appeared in the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times a story written by petitioner based upon information acquired by him concerning the use of illegal drugs and narcotics in Franklin County, Kentucky.

On January 18, 1971, the petitioner...

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