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What could happen to you ( if you were a journalist ) if you refuse a court order to testify or provide your notes, to

What could happen to you (if you were a journalist) if you refuse a court order to testify or provide your notes, to a judge/court, if so ordered via a legitimate subpoena?
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Nothing! Subpoenas are silly. And silly-sounding.
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You could be held in contempt of court and held in jail indefinitely, and your news organization might have to pay a fine, AND you might be sued later by a disgruntled former source
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You might have to do some community service.
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Be sued later in civil court by the disgruntled source

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