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Court rules for Farr in news source case at center of conflict
Los Angeles judge cites an established moral principle in journalism as reporters face legal battles over protecting confidential sources. Will Lewis of KPFK is sent to federal prison for refusing to surrender a Patricia Hearst tape. Farr's case ends with a ruling allowing possible jail time but not coercion, while Cronkite and other reporters testified on ethics.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
FBI
Los Angeles Times
William Farr
Will Lewis
KPFK
Los Angeles County
Federal Penitentiary
Terminal Island
Miss Hearst
Liberation Army
Emily
William Harris Lewis
U.S. District Court
A. Andrew Hauk
Lewis
Farr
Superior Court
William H. Levit
Charles Older
Charles Manson
Older
Walter Cronkite
Levit