Pepperdine Law Review Volume 5 Issue 2 Article 4 1-15-1978 Real to Reel: The Hirsch Case and First Amendment Protection for Film-makers' Confidential Sources of Information Stephen F. Rohde Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr Part of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, and the First Amendment Commons Recommended Citation Stephen F. Rohde Real to Reel: The Hirsch Case and First Amendment Protection for Film-makers' Confidential Sources of Information , 5 Pepp. L. Rev. Iss. 2 (1978) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol5/iss2/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Law Review by an authorized editor of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
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