A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week to blithely ignore the First Amendment rights of journalists and their essential need to protect confidential sources makes it more necessary than ever for Congress to enact a federal shield law. The action involves a confrontation between the media and the Obama administration in the case […]
Long overdue: A shield law for journalists – Tallahassee Democrat
Last summer, supporters were confident that at long last a federal shield law for journalists would be enacted. After a number of false starts, they were convinced that a measure to ensure that journalists wouldn’t have to choose between protecting confidential sources and going to jail would make it over the finish line. The key […]
