California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jenni Rivera Enters., LLC v. Latin World Entm't Holdings, Inc., 249 Cal.Rptr.3d 122, 36 Cal.App.5th 766 (Cal. App. 2019):
Branzburg v. Hayes (1972) 408 U.S. 665, 92 S.Ct. 2646, 33 L.Ed.2d 626 the United States Supreme Court held the "First Amendment does not guarantee the press a constitutional right of special access to information not available to the public generally." ( Id. at p. 683, 92 S.Ct. 2646.) The press has no " special immunity from the application of general laws, " nor does it have a " special privilege to invade the rights and liberties of others. " ( Ibid. )
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