What action did the U.S. Supreme Court take in Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.?
a. It upheld the jail sentence for a reporter who refused to reveal a source.
b. It ordered a lower court to free a reporter who had been jailed for refusing to identify a confidential source.
c. It permitted a source who had been promised confidentiality to sue a newspaper for civil damages when his name was revealed in a news story.
d. It ruled that the First Amendment exempted reporters from the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
c. It permitted a source who had been promised confidentiality to sue a newspaper for civil damages when his name was revealed in a news story.
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