shield law
noun
: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources
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Rhodes wrote that under Kansas’ journalist shield law, the paper is entitled to a hearing before the authorities review any of the information seized.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
In other parts of the country, families can, at the very least, depend on neighboring states with shield laws that protect access to trans healthcare.
—Hannah Murphy Winter, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
The justices added questions about last year's shield law to the appeal and Tuesday's arguments.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
The shield laws upend the usual telemedicine model, under which out-of-state health providers must be licensed in the states where patients are located.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
On the shield law, attorneys for the inmates argue South Carolina's law is more secretive than any other state.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
But many states, including Georgia, have no shield laws, and there is no federal shield law.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The Californian challenged Blythe’s subpoena, citing the 1st Amendment as well as California’s shield law, a section of the state constitution that protects news organizations from being held in contempt of court for withholding sources and unpublished information, including interview notes.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Gabe Rottman, of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said Herridge’s case is a stark illustration of the need for a federal shield law.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
In other parts of the country, families can, at the very least, depend on neighboring states with shield laws that protect access to trans healthcare.
—Hannah Murphy Winter, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
The justices added questions about last year's shield law to the appeal and Tuesday's arguments.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
The shield laws upend the usual telemedicine model, under which out-of-state health providers must be licensed in the states where patients are located.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
On the shield law, attorneys for the inmates argue South Carolina's law is more secretive than any other state.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
But many states, including Georgia, have no shield laws, and there is no federal shield law.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The Californian challenged Blythe’s subpoena, citing the 1st Amendment as well as California’s shield law, a section of the state constitution that protects news organizations from being held in contempt of court for withholding sources and unpublished information, including interview notes.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Gabe Rottman, of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said Herridge’s case is a stark illustration of the need for a federal shield law.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
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