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Despite the complaints of blogger-critics, new federal shield bill is last best chance for meaningful protection of reporters’ confidential sources.
For the first time since the post-Watergate era, the stars are aligned for Congress to enact--and for the President to sign--a "Shield Law" that would provide meaningful protection against the forced-exposure of journalists' confidential sources. Although nearly all states have shield laws, they do not apply to the subpoenas of federal courts and […]
September 17, 2013