Shield Law

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

Two senators announced Friday that the Obama Administration has agreed to a deal that could allow plans for a federal…

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

The Wisconsin Assembly yesterday passed the state’s first shield bill for reporters—clearing the first hurdle in the path to become…

An amendment to the bipartisan Senate bill that would create a federal shield law for journalists will likely exclude many…

A Hawaii trial court judge last week made the first ruling under the state's year-old media shield law, granting a…

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton, who presided over the "Scooter" Libby leak case and once held a USA Today…

Urging the state legislature to adopt a shield law that protects reporters' rights to keep sources confidential.

A New Jersey judge has dismissed Donald Trump's libel lawsuit against an author who Trump had claimed underrepresented his personal…

A San Francisco State University photojournalism student who witnessed a killing while taking pictures for his senior project is covered…