Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather.

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It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of...

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of...

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do...

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do...

I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about...

I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about...

It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.

It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest...

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest...

The question at the end of the day was, the courts having found there was...

The question at the end of the day was, the courts having found there was...

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very...

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very...

I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether...

I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether...

My role in it was not as central as it was in some of the...

My role in it was not as central as it was in some of the...

The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast...

The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast...

I think we have some serious problems now, but, if you look back over the...

I think we have some serious problems now, but, if you look back over the...

It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the...

It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the...

It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges...

It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges...

So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing...

So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing...

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that...

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that...

If the word gets out, if the perception exists that by speaking to a CBS...

If the word gets out, if the perception exists that by speaking to a CBS...

I just had the sense that at least the books that I had read about...

I just had the sense that at least the books that I had read about...

Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at...

Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at...

This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.

This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.

I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I...

I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I...