Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 26-1-901 (2026)

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TITLE 26. EVIDENCE

CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE

Part 9. Media Confidentiality Act

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26-1-901. Short title. This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Media Confidentiality Act".

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 93-601-1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 285, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2013 · leading case: United States v. Jeffrey Sterling, 724 F.3d 482 (4th Cir. 2013).

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United States v. Jeffrey Sterling, 724 F.3d 482 (4th Cir. 2013). “021; Mont. Code Ann. § 26-1-901 ; Neb.Rev.Stat.”

Coughlin, James & Coughlin, Patricia, His Wife v. Westinghouse Broad. & Cable Inc., 780 F.2d 340 (3rd Cir. 1986). “021-025 (1982); Mont.Code Ann. §§ 26-1-901 to -903 (1983); Neb.”

State v. Slavin, 2004 MT 76 (Mont. 2004). · cites it 2× “DISCUSSION ISSUE ONE ¶15 Did the District Court properly quash the defendant’s subpoenas for the newspaper reporter and editor to appear and testify at trial? ¶16 The District Court quashed Slavin’s subpoenas for O’Toole and Ring to appear and testify pursuant to § 26-1-901 et.…”

Sprague v. Walter, 516 A.2d 706 (Pa. 1986). “021-025 (1982); Mont.Code Ann. §§ 26-1-901 to -903 (1983); Neb.”

Sible v. Lee Enter., Inc., 729 P.2d 1271 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 2× “The applicable statutes are found in the "Media Confidentiality Act", §§ 26-1-901, et seq., MCA. Section 26-1-902, MCA, provides: (1) Without his or its consent no person, including any newspaper, magazine, press association, news agency, news service, radio station, television…”

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