Proposed Reporters' Shield Law Overdue but Underpowered
This week's Circuit Court column is about the proposed federal reporters' shield law that just came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. While we need a shield law, this one has a loophole for situations where the leak is criminal or tortious activity, and the loophole may just be too large for this version of a shield to do the trick.
Stanford Center for Internet and Society
In the heart of the Silicon Valley, legal doctrine is emerging that will determine the course of civil rights and technological innovation for decades to come. The Center for Internet and Society (CIS), housed at Stanford Law School and a part of the Law, Science and Technology Program, is at the apex of this evolving area of law.
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Reporters' Shield Law Overdue but Underpowered
by Jennifer Granick, posted on October 9, 2007 - 8:23am
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