Is there any justification for forcing journalists or anyone else to reveal their sources or anything else they don’t care to reveal, ever? Not in a free country, but perhaps in Russia or modern America.
[A few of us remember when it was free—and it was wonderful!]
Hank
If one believes that courts serve a legitimate purpose, and that under the constitution they are supposed to be triers of fact, then one ought to support the idea that courts may compel testimany. There are exclusions, of course, such as testimony against self or against one’s spouse.