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Journalist shield law introduced in U.S. House

By Jason Hancock 2/13/09

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, known as the federal shield law, was reintroduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill would set a federal standard when courts can and cannot compel journalists to reveal anonymous sources. Across the country, 31 states already have state shield laws and 18 other states have [...]

Grassley votes for shield law before voting against it

By Jason Hancock 8/4/08

A law that would allow journalists to keep confidential the names of their sources except under certain circumstances stalled in the U.S. Senate last week, the casualty of political gamesmanship over energy policy.

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