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Shield Law

With Harvard's Help, Congress May Keep Bloggers Out of Jail

Ari Melber | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media

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Ari Melber

Tt just got a little easier out here for a blogger. The smart folks at Harvard's Citizen Media Law Project are launching a program of free legal services for online and citizen media.

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Obama Administration Opposes Shield Law Protecting Reporters

New York Times | Charlie Savage | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration has told lawmakers that it opposes legislation that could protect reporters from being imprisoned if they refuse to disclose ...

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"Nothing But the Truth" About the Federal Shield Law

Rod Lurie | Posted 01.01.2009 | Media

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Rod Lurie

One critic wrote that my film Nothing but the Truth, a thriller about how far a journalist will go to protect a source, goes "off the liberal rails." However, the fight to get a shield law is itself a non-partisan battle.

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