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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






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By J-Ideas
www.jideas.org
March 13, 2007

Excerpt:

 The Washington state House of Representatives early Tuesday morning passed a comprehensive bill guaranteeing press rights for the state’s high school and college students.

House Bill 1307, passed by a 58-37 vote after a contentious debate, moves on to the Senate.

The Senate is expected to take action on the bill immediately. It will first be referred to a policy committee, most likely the Senate Judiciary Committee. A public hearing will be scheduled soon.

“Now, even more work begins,” said Vincent DeMiero, a supporter of the bill and student publications adviser at Mountainlake (Wash.) Terrace High School.

The bill would be the first to protect both high school and college students from prior review and administrative censorship under the same statute.

Posted at 2:31:02 PM

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