Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
Freedom of the Press
Adopted by the CCAR at the 90th Annual Convention of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Phoenix, Arizona, March 26-29, 1979
Whereas,
freedom of the press is being eroded by recent Supreme Court decisions permitting
police who secure a search warrant to requisition confidential press files in criminal
proceedings. we urge the passage of federal legislation requiring the police to secure a subpoena from the court before any press file may be opened to police upon demand
in a criminal proceeding.