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Tori Marlan
A digest of coverage of journalists' rights and legal issues.

A state-by-state guide to journalists' legal protections

Scholastic Journalists' Rights

Pending federal shield law legislation:
S. 2831
S. 1419
S. 340
H.R. 3323
H.R. 581


Senate Judiciary Committee hearings:

I."Reporters' Shield Legislation: Issues and Implications" (July 20, 2005)
II. "Reporters' Privilege Legislation: An Additional Investigation of Issues and Implications" (Oct. 19, 2005)
III. "Reporters' Privilege Legislation: Preserving Effective Law Enforcement" (Sept. 20, 2006)

Testimony:
I.
William Safire
Rep. Mike Pence
Matthew Cooper
Norman Pearlstine
Floyd Abrams
Lee Levine
Geoffrey Stone
II.
Chuck Rosenberg
Judith Miller
David Westin
Joseph E. diGenova
Ann Gordon
Dale Davenport
Steven D. Clymer
III.
Victor E. Schwartz
Theodore B. Olson
Steven D. Clymer
Paul J. McNulty

Member statements:
I.
Sen. Patrick Leahy
Sen. Richard Lugar
Sen. Russ Feingold
II.
Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. Patrick Leahy
III.
Sen. Patrick Leahy


For more on journalists' rights internationally:
Committee to Protect Journalists



By Chris Blank
The Associated Press
Feb. 7, 2007

Excerpt:

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to require those seeking to learn the confidential sources of reporters to get a court order first.

Legislation filed in both the House and Senate would require a circuit judge to weigh the public interest, accessibility of the information and any alternatives to compelling journalists to reveal their sources.


Posted by Tori Marlan 12:00 AM Feb 7, 2007
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