shield law

U.S. Court: Crystal Cox, Oregon Blogger, Isn't a Journalist

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:37:44 -0500

Full article: Seattle Weekly
Curtis Cartier
A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has drawn a line in the sand between "journalist" and "blogger." And for Crystal Cox, a woman on the latter end of that comparison, the distinction has cost her $2.5 million.

New York Shield Law Protects Media in MLB Suit

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:18:56 -0400

Full article: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Major League Baseball filed a complaint against an insurance company to find out who leaked confidential financial information to the Associated Press and Deadspin.com, but did not include the news organizations in the filing. New York's shield law includes absolute protection for journalists' confidential sources, leaving the league without an option to pursue the two organizations that published the financial records of six baseball franchises in August of last year.

Pressure on U.K. Attorney General to Block Met Move Against Press Freedom

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:29:28 -0400

Full article: The Guardian
Nicholas Watt and Vikram Dodd
The U.K.'s attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is facing growing pressure to block an attempt by the Metropolitan police to use the Official Secrets Act to force journalists to reveal their sources.

Mexican State Passes Press-Shield Law

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:40:58 -0400

Full article: Latin American Herald Tribune
Lawmakers in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua approved a bill allowing reporters to withhold the names of sources. The measure aims both to protect sources and to give journalists a right to confidentiality regarding the information they have and how they obtain it.

New Jersey Supremes Take Narrow View Defining Journalists Online

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:52:14 -0400

Full article: MediaShift
Jonathan Peters
If you're a self-described journalist who posts on Internet message boards, then you're not protected by the reporter's shield law. So says, at least, the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Legislators Consider Virginia Journalist Shield Law

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:01:31 -0400

Full article: Capital News Service
Jeannette Porter
While Virginia seemingly venerates all things Jeffersonian, the commonwealth has not yet enshrined in law one of Thomas Jefferson's most ardently held principles: the protected role of a free press in a democracy. Delegate Barbara Comstock would like to change that. She introduced House Bill 2199, which would grant journalists limited protection from being compelled to disclose confidential sources.

Hawaii Legislators Extend Shield Law Protecting Journalists' Sources

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:16:37 -0400

Full article: Honolulu Star Advertiser
The Hawaii state Legislature has given final approval to a two-year extension of a law protecting journalists from having to reveal anonymous sources and private notes. House members gave unanimous approval to House Bill 1376. The so-called "shield law" was set to expire June 30.

Arkansas Shield Law Amendment Ready for Governor's Pen

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:04:50 -0400

Full article: City Wire
Expansion of Arkansas' media shield law to include television reporters and Internet-based journalists is headed to the desk of Gov. Mike Beebe for his expected signature.

N.J. Top Court Considering Journalism Shield Laws in Blogger Case

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:47:32 -0500

Full article: NorthJersey.com
MaryAnn Spoto
In a case that could have far-reaching effects on the media, the New Jersey state Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Shellee Hale, a blogger from Washington state, is protected by New Jersey's so-called shield law, in her writings about Freehold-based Too Much Media Inc.

N.J. Supreme Court to Consider Bloggers' Argument that Shield Should Cover Comments

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:23:00 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by life coach and blogger Shellee Hale, who argues that a state appellate court wrongly determined that she wasn't a "journalist" for purposes of the state's shield law.