[Alberta's Child]

I wouldn’t be so quick to reflexively come down against law enforcement in cases like this. It’s a delicate question with conflicting answers. When a “journalist” receives information that was disseminated illegally he isn’t just a journalist anymore ... he’s also a witness to a crime — and potentially complicit in the crime, too.

[DoodleBob]

All fair. But in this case, the police didn't ask for the reporter to hand over the "illegally-obtained property." They asked for a source. He didn't cave.

Then the police, not having asked for the report, come crashing into his home with a warrant for the report, handcuff him for 6 hours of questioning (presumably without his lawyer present), and probably didn't cleanup the mess they left.

The police have a tough job and are disliked by leftists and many patriots. It's not easy trying to serve and protec nowadays. I get it. But these tactics over a Public Defender who died like John Entwistle do not strike me something to which the Founders would give a cheery two-thumbs up.

[Clay Moore]

Didn’t the Pentagon Papers case pretty much give reporters the green light to publish anything they choose to no matter how much it hurts the country?

[Ron H.]

......When a “journalist” receives information that was disseminated illegally he isn’t just a journalist anymore ... he’s also a witness to a crime — and potentially complicit in the crime, too.

Personally couldn't disagree more.

[rolling_stone]

hmmm

https://missionlocal.org/2019/04/public-defenders-office-alleges-jeff-adachi-police-report-was-being-hawked-to-media-for-2500-a-pop/

[spintreebob]

“information that was disseminated illegally”

In a nation with freedom of speech, freedom of press, how can such a thing exist?

I suggest that violation of copyright and child porn are the only cases where iformation can be disseminated illegally.

What other case exists that can violate the Constitution?