Time for a Shield Law

TIME FOR A SHIELD LAW
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]
[Commentary] There are laws or court decisions in 49 states and the District of Columbia that protect the relationship between reporters and their sources. Yet no such safeguard exists on the federal level. The House passed such a bill, but the Senate measure that cleared the Judiciary Committee last October still awaits a vote on the floor. More than 40 reporters have been questioned by federal prosecutors about their sources, notes and reports in civil and criminal cases in recent years. Without protection on the federal level, the public's right to know will surely be diminished. The Senate must act to ensure that doesn't happen.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/02/AR2008030201767.html
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