It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that law has turned out to be very, very protective of the press and the public's right to know.

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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 am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never...

I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle...

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute...

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute...

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...