Federal shield law

The American Bar Association (ABA) last week publicly endorsed the current version of the federal media shield law in a…

The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted down two proposed amendments to federal shield legislation and indicated that a committee or…

The Obama administration today released a letter that supports revised legislation pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee that broadly defines…

The Obama administration proposed substantial changes to the pending federal shield bill that would weaken its protections against compelling journalists…

Media advocates were anticipating a long-awaited vote on the Senate version of the federal shield law during a Senate Judiciary…

The Senate Judiciary Committee presented modifications to the bill that would create a federal shield law this morning in an…

A federal shield bill that would give reporters a qualified privilege from revealing confidential sources was passed by the U.S.…

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a federal shield bill that aims to protect journalists from compelled disclosure of their confidential sources, in language identical to…

A federal shield law that would protect reporters from testifying about confidential sources was re-introduced in the Senate on Friday,…

A federal shield law that would protect reporters from revealing confidential sources was  re-introduced in Congress today. The Free Flow…