Johnson v. Warner

distinguishing Branzburg by stating “[n]o such criminal overtones color the facts of this civil case” | case remanded to allow the plaintiff to show misrepresentations in his enlistment contract entitling him to discharge | case remanded to allow the plaintiff to show misrepresentations in his enlistment contract entitling him to discharge | plaintiffs failed to exhaust available sources of information other than subpoena to discover identity of magazine article author’s confidential source | “court will look to the facts on a case-by-case basis in the course of weighing the need for the testimony in question against the claims of the newsman that the public’s right to know is impaired.” | “highly material and relevant, necessary or critical to the maintenance of the claim” | “[cjompelled disclosure of confidential sources ... threatens a journalist’s ability to secure information” | specific record made on whether reporter had confidentiality understanding with anonymous source