Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.2102 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

MIAMI HERALD: No more stalling on federal shield law

2008-04-24T00:00:00Z

Consider two cases that have arisen in the interim since the full House approved the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102) and the committee approved the ...

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Blunt, Conyers, Pence, Boucher Urge Senate to Take Up Media Shield ...

2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

... take up our bill, HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 that passed the House of Representatives on October 16, 2007, by a vote of 398-21. ...

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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shield Law, Part 1

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

... Murdoch's News Corp. to NPR to the New York Times Company is backing the bill, whose House analog, HR 2102, cleared that chamber 398 to 21 last October. ...

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ACLU Encouraged By Bipartisan Support of Shield Bill

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

... the American Civil Liberties Union asked the Senate leadership to use that momentum to bring HR 2102, the House-passed version of the bill, ...

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SPJ Leaders Urge Bush Administration, Department of Justice to ...

2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

By a vote of 398-21 on Oct. 16, the House passed its version of the bill, HR 2102 that was introduced by Reps. Rick Boucher, (D-Va. ...

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ACLU Asks Senate to Take Stronger Stand on Freedom of the Press

2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

The House passed HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, by a veto-proof majority of 398 to 21. "Freedom of the press means exactly that ...

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Pass federal shield law bill

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

HR 2102, introduced by Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.), will protect journalists from having to reveal the identity of unnamed sources on ...

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House of Representatives passes shield law

2007-10-31T00:00:00Z

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, HR 2102, would for the first time extend shield protections already in effect in thirty-three states and the ...

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Shield law: Senate needs to approve legislation

2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

On Oct. 16, members of the US House of Representatives gave resounding approval to HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act. The vote was 398-21 in favor ...

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Act Grants Journalists More Rights

2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) passed with bipartisan support in a 398 to 21 vote on the floor of the US House of Representatives on ...

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Proposed US Shield Law For Press Gets OK Reviews

2007-10-27T00:00:00Z

Theodore Olson, the US solicitor general from 2001 to 2004, told USINFO he favors the bill (HR 2102) overwhelmingly approved October 16 by the US House of ...

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Proposed US Shield Law for Reporters Gets Favorable Reviews

2007-10-24T00:00:00Z

Theodore Olson, the US solicitor general from 2001 to 2004, told USINFO he favors the bill (HR 2102) overwhelmingly approved October 16 by the US House of ...

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Our Views: Pass media shield law despite veto threat

2007-10-22T00:00:00Z

HR 2102 would exempt journalists from identifying confidential sources -- unless a court finds that prosecutors have exhausted all reasonable alternative ...

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Shield bills are laudable but they need refining

2007-10-22T00:00:00Z

... Committee has approved S. 2035, the Free Flow of Information Act. It’s similar, unfortunately, to HR 2102, passed by the House Judiciary Committee. ...

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How Texans voted

2007-10-21T00:00:00Z

The bill (HR 2102), which awaits Senate action, would not apply in cases where the government can establish that the unmasking of sources is necessary to ...

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How area members of Congress voted

2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

Confidential news sources (HR 2102): Lawmakers voted 398-21 to protect reporters from most attempts by federal authorities to compel them to reveal ...

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Coble co-sponsors media shield bill

2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, the House, by a 398-21 margin, passed HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act. Rep. Howard Coble, the sixth-district Republican who represents ...

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Poor are not poor by choice

2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I was pleased to read The News-Press' Oct. 12 editorial about the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102), which is pending before Congress. ...

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Editorial: Historic chance to protect public's right to know

2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

HR 2102 would exempt journalists from identifying confidential sources – unless a court finds that prosecutors have exhausted all reasonable alternative ...

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2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

HR 2102, introduced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rick Boucher (D-VA), will lessen the chance that reporters will be arrested or intimidated for their ...

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Reporters’ Shield Bill Passes House

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

That said, it’s unfortunate that HR 2102 does little to protect writers like me. Neither would it have helped Josh Wolf, a freelance blogger who spent 226 ...

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Free flow of public information critical

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

HR 2102, introduced by Rep. Richard Boucher, D-Va., and passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Aug. 1, seeks to protect journalists from being forced to ...

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Media groups applaud passage of Shield bill

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON — Passage of the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) by the US House of Representatives on a 398 to 21 vote was applauded by more than ...

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House votes to give journalists shield for confidential sources

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mike Pence, a conservative who cosponsored HR 2102 with Virginia Democratic Rep. Rick Boucher, said he promoted the bill because "I believe the only check ...

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Federal shield law needed

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives passed its own version of the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102) Tuesday with a vote of 398 to 21, making this the first ...

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Michigan Sunshine Project Update: The Free Flow of Information Act ...

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 16, 2007 -- The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) has advanced in the 110th Congress farther than any shield ...

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White House Statement on Shield Bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, if HR 2102 were presented to the president in its current form, his senior advisers would recommend that he veto the bill. ...

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House Passes Shield Law

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bill, HR 2102, passed overwhelmingly, 398 to 21 (with 13 not voting)—good news for its supporters given that President Bush may well try to veto it, ...

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White House Threatens to Veto Shield Law

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

co-sponsor of a federal-shield-law bill (HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act), said it would pass the full House later Tuesday, but that doesn't mean ...

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Journalists need a shield law, but not this bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) later today. When the bill was first introduced in ...

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5:57 pm: Pence media shield bill passes House

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

Republican Mike Pence, Indiana District 6, co-authored the bi-partisan bill HR 2102, or “Free Flow of Information Act.” Rick Boucher, D-Virginia District 9, ...

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House passes shield law, Bush likely to veto

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bill, HR 2102, passed overwhelmingly, 398-21 (with 13 not voting) -- good news for its supporters, given that President Bush may well try to veto it, ...

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Comments on the Media Shield Bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

Statement of Administration Policy: The administration believes that HR 2102 would create a dramatic shift in the law that would produce immediate harm to ...

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US White House threatens to veto media shield bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bill, coded HR 2102, would provide a broad privilege to reporters "that could severely frustrate, and in some cases completely eviscerate, ...

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UNITY Urges Passage of HR 2102, The Free Flow of Information Act

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

... urges Congress to pass HR 2102, The Free Flow of Information Act, also known as the federal shield law, and reject any amendments or changes that would ...

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White House threatens to veto shield bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

An official statement of administration policy from the Office of Management and Budget, released by the White House today, warns that if HR 2102 "were ...

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House Passes Shield Law

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bill, HR 2102 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-2102, passed overwhelmingly, 398-21 (with 13 not voting) -- good news for its ...

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Media Groups Applaud House Passage of the Shield Bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, DC -- 10/16/07 -- Passage of the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) by the US House of Representatives on a 398 to 21 vote was ...

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White House threatens to veto media shield bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bill, coded HR 2102, would provide a broad privilege to reporters "that could severely frustrate, and in some cases completely eviscerate, ...

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Media Groups Applaud House Passage of the Shield Bill

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/16/07 -- Passage of the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) by the US House of Representatives on a 398 to ...

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Our view: Support bill to protect those who speak out

2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

The act, officially labeled HR 2102, institutes federal laws that establish reasonable ground rules for when the confidential relationship between reporters ...

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UNITY Urges Passage of HR 2102, The Free Flow of Information Act

2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

... urges Congress to pass HR 2102, The Free Flow of Information Act, also known as the federal shield law, and reject any amendments or changes that would ...

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SPJ Leaders Commend House Vote of HR 2102, Call Upon ...

2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

is scheduled to bring HR 2102 to the floor for a full House vote on Capitol Hill tomorrow at 10 am EST. The bill was introduced in May by Reps. ...

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Adopt federal shield law

2007-10-14T00:00:00Z

We urge South Jersey's House delegation -- Democrat Rob Andrews and Republicans Frank LoBiondo and Jim Saxton -- to vote for bill HR 2102. ...

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Shield law will protect press, government

2007-10-14T00:00:00Z

Members of the US House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Tuesday on HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act, commonly referred to as a shield law. ...

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Shield for reporters

2007-10-14T00:00:00Z

... they are against the public having that access. That's a fair way to score the votes from individual lawmakers when the House calls down HR 2102 on Tuesday.

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Newspaper execs speak out

2007-10-11T00:00:00Z

DOES HR 2102 PROVIDE AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE? No, a confidential source's identity can be compelled if disclosure is necessary to prevent "an act of terrorism ...

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Reporter Shield Law Approved by Senate Judiciary

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

Some House Democrats had also expressed reservations about that chamber’s version (HR 2102), approved the House Judiciary Committee in August. ...

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Pass the Federal Shield Law

2007-10-03T00:00:00Z

... HR 2102, SB 1267 which will guarantee immunity from prosecution to journalists who refuse to compromise the confidentiality of their sources in federal ...

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Shield law lets press do its job

2007-09-02T00:00:00Z

The bipartisan Free Flow of Information Act, HR 2102, would bring federal law into line with that of 32 other states and the District of Columbia in ...

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CA State Legislature Unanimously Urges Federal Shield Law

2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

There are currently two companion measures pending in the United States Congress to establish a federal shield law for journalists, HR 2102 and S. 1267, ...

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Why The Reporter's Shield Law Pending Before Congress Should Be ...

2007-08-08T00:00:00Z

By JULIE HILDEN Last week, the proposed Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, HR 2102, was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee. ...

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Editorial: Public's right to know needs a shield

2007-08-07T00:00:00Z

Congress should pass the measure, HR 2102, sponsored by Rick Boucher, D-Va. The federal bill is similar to one that appeared to have more than enough votes ...

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House panel backs bill to allow reporters to keep sources secret

2007-08-02T00:00:00Z

Under the measure, HR 2102, federal courts would join 32 states and the District of Columbia in protecting reporters from being forced to reveal ...

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ACLU Applauds House Action on Reporters’ Shield

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, HR 2102, which contains specific speech protections for journalists, passed the committee by voice vote. ...

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Free Flow of Information Act should be passed

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

Congress should act to address this issue today as the House Judiciary Committee considers HR 2102, "The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007. ...

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Media Groups Encouraged by House Committee's Passage of Shield Law ...

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A vote today by the House Judiciary Committee to pass the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102) was applauded by more than 40 ...

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Media Groups Encouraged by House Committee's Passage of Shield Law ...

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A vote today by the House Judiciary Committee to pass the Free Flow of Information Act (HR 2102) was applauded by more than 40 ...

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Shielding Sources

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

Instead, HR 2102 would compel the disclosure of a confidential source's identity in federal court under three discrete circumstances: "to prevent an act of ...

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Media's Risky Business

2007-07-25T00:00:00Z

Proposed federal media shield legislation (HR 2102 in the House of Representatives and S. 1267 in the US Senate) would prevent journalists from having to ...

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Beneficiary of media shield law: The public

2007-07-22T00:00:00Z

A media shield law, as envisioned in HR 2102, would help ensure that whistle-blowers who want to expose corruption will come forward. ...

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Protect whistle-blowers

2007-07-18T00:00:00Z

Today's House Judiciary Committee vote on HR 2102 is a key step. Rather than let the legislation get bogged down, the committee should send it firmly to the ...

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Symbolic, yes, but still vital to free press

2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are currently two companion measures, each deserving of passage, pending in Congress, HR 2102 and S.1267, called the "Free Flow of Information Act." ...

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Assembly OKs shield law

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z

There are currently two companion measures pending in the United States Congress to establish a federal shield law for journalists, HR 2102 and S. 1267, ...

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Journalists Seek Co-Sponsors For Shield Law Bill

2007-06-22T00:00:00Z

A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate. "We urge you to support the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," HR 2102," they said in the letter ...

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Political Notes: Shield law bill not likely to advance soon

2007-06-17T00:00:00Z

HR 2102 — aka the Conyers-Pence bill — was the subject of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee last week. Witnesses included New York Times ...

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers Supports Federal Shield Law

2007-06-16T00:00:00Z

... Jr. gave the following statement at the House Judiciary Committee Legislative Hearing on HR 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007: Today’s ...

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