On Monday, September 17 beginning at 8:45 am, the Washington and Lee School of Law hosted a symposium, sponsored by the Lewis Law Center, examining how Justice Powell's concurrence in Branzburg v. Hayes continues to inform the issue of reportorial privilege. Justice Powell's opinion eschewed all-or-nothing alternatives, and as was evidenced during the Valerie Plame leak investigation, the relationship between a journalist and his or her source continues to be one of the most contested issues in modern mass media law.
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2007
Monday, September 17th
8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

Rodney Smolla, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Kenn Ruscio, Washington and Lee University
Lewis Powell III

Millhiser Moot Court Room

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Panel One

Rodney Smolla, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford University
James Comey, Deputy Attorney General, Bush Administration

Millhiser Moot Court Room

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM

Break

Millhiser Moot Court Room

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Panel Two

Chuck Rosenberg, U.S. District Attorney
Mike Allen, Politico
David Westin, ABC News

Millhiser Moot Court Room

10:45 AM