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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. Read more » about Reporters' Shield Law Overdue but Underpowered