shield law

noun

: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources

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Others have moved to Connecticut, where the state’s shield law protects patients and families seeking gender-affirming care as well as providers administering it. Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025 Mary Ruth Ziegler, a law professor at the UC Davis School of Law, said a challenge to shield laws, which blue states started adopting in 2023, has been anticipated. Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 And about 12,400 women access abortions through shield laws – more than any other state. Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 The bill would also expand the states’ transgender shield laws, which are meant to protect transgender people’s right to receive gender affirming care. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shield law

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First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shield law was in 1971

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“Shield law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20law. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

shield law

noun
: a law that prevents or protects against disclosure or revelation of information: as
b
: a law that protects journalists from disclosure of confidential news sources
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