I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never lost a case. Most lawyers who have never lost a case have not had enough hard cases. But there are very difficult cases out there.

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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...

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...

CBS exhausted the Texas courts. They went from the trial court to the intermediate court...

CBS exhausted the Texas courts. They went from the trial court to the intermediate court...

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...

I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government...

I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government...

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...

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...

Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview...

Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview...

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 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...

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...

When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It...

When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It...

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...

I know a lot of reporters certainly will go to jail to defend confidential sources....

I know a lot of reporters certainly will go to jail to defend confidential sources....

I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or...

I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or...

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...

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...

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...

I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public...

I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public...

I think that the very fact that CBS fought and fought and fought in Texas,...

I think that the very fact that CBS fought and fought and fought in Texas,...