shield law
noun
: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources
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There is no there’s no federal shield law.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
The early trials will test the limits of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a federal liability shield law that has protected some social media platforms from facing past user-harm lawsuits.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As bans and restrictions have increased, states such as Oregon, Vermont, Connecticut, and Maryland have enacted shield laws to protect patients who cross state lines seeking gender-affirming care—and the health care professionals that provide it—from prosecution in other states.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
But the state legislature later passed a shield law allowing officials to keep lethal injection drug suppliers private.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
The early trials will test the limits of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a federal liability shield law that has protected some social media platforms from facing past user-harm lawsuits.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As bans and restrictions have increased, states such as Oregon, Vermont, Connecticut, and Maryland have enacted shield laws to protect patients who cross state lines seeking gender-affirming care—and the health care professionals that provide it—from prosecution in other states.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
But the state legislature later passed a shield law allowing officials to keep lethal injection drug suppliers private.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Shield law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20law. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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