Shield Law

A new reporter’s shield law in Hawaii passed the state House Committee on Judiciary last week and is expected to…

Journalists in Hawaii may receive protection from being forced  to reveal confidential sources, recordings and notes if Congress passes any…

An Ohio newspaper is fighting two subpoenas requiring one of its reporters to testify in the trials of seven defendants…

Reporters in Utah are now protected by a shield law -- actually a Supreme Court rule, because the state's constitution…

Roberto Lima, editor of the Brazilian (N.J.) Voice, filed suit against the Newark police department on Tuesday, charging that police…

Prosecutors are appealing a Minnesota appellate court ruling holding that a reporter did not have to turn over unpublished notes…

An appeals court in Minnesota held on Monday that a reporter did not have to turn over his unpublished notes…

The Utah State Supreme Court is currently considering joining 33 other states in providing its journalists with a shield law…

The City of Seattle withdrew subpoenas to three investigative reporters seeking the identity of several confidential sources. When news of…

The Seattle Times reports that three of the paper’s reporters could launch the first test of Washington’s shield law. Seattle’s…