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Monday, July 11, 2005

Resource on Journalists' Shield Laws

With the jailing of New York Times journalist
Judith Miller for refusing to disclose her sources,
reporters' shield laws are a hot topic. Thanks to
Robert Ambrogi (Robert Ambrogi LawSites
7/7/2005) for pointing out the following web
resource on reporters, subpoenas and shield laws:

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

The section on Reporters and Federal Subpoenas "provides
in-depth and frequently updated coverage of efforts to enact
a federal shield law as well as of ongoing legal controversies
involving reporters' subpoenas. A separate section,
The Reporter's Privilege, is a detailed examination of the law
regarding the reporter's privilege in every state and federal
circuit. It provides statutes and cases and discusses both
substantive and procedural issues."