Shield Law

A Texas judge ruled last month that the identities of anonymous commenters on a newspaper's Web site were protected by…

A New Jersey judge ruled last week that a blogger does not qualify for protection under the state's shield law.

A documentary filmmaker in Hawaii who has covered native burial practices might be the first person to assert the state's…

A Kentucky woman is seeking the identity of an Internet commenter who she says defamed her on a newspaper forum,…

Attorney General Eric Holder told senators Wednesday that the Department of Justice would support a media shield law as long…

Lawyers for a Montana State University professor are trying to force the Bozeman Daily Chronicle to hand over notes related to its…

The newly enacted Texas shield law is already being put to use, with a reporter for a Corpus Christi television…

Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a shield law in the legislature, The Associated Press reports. State Sen. Pat Kreitlow --…

A student journalist who witnessed a killing in San Francisco is trying to use California's shield law to protect his…

A judge in Illinois has rejected the Alton Telegraph's argument that the identities of anonymous commenters on a newspaper's Web site…