2008-07-31T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/46097 tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/2596022 2008-07-31T20:00:00Z JURIST The US Senate recently considered a proposed federal reporter shield law [S. 2035 text, PDF; bill materials] that news agencies said [JURIST report] would ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/08/doj-settles-hatfill-suit-over-anthrax.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/2596020 2008-07-31T20:00:00Z Hawaii Reporter,&nbsp;HI ... 8/1/2008 11:14:11 AM INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists is disappointed in the Senate’s vote on July 30 that stalled S. 2035, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?6f4ab588-c27b-4db7-bc50-9a476a40615c">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/2596018 2008-07-31T20:00:00Z Hunterdon Review,&nbsp;NJ Also last October, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.2035 by a 15-4 vote. Both the presumptive presidential nominees, Republican Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.recordernewspapers.com/articles/2008/08/01/hunterdon_review/opinion/editorial/doc4890ee30ecdba107066682.txt">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/2596021 2008-07-29T20:00:00Z OpEdNews,&nbsp;PA The procedural vote of 51 to 43 fell nine votes shy of the 60 required to move forward the Free Flow of Information Act, S. 2035. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Commentary--Landrieu-Prote-by-Georgianne-Nienabe-080730-768.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2596023 2008-07-27T20:00:00Z TheReporter.com,&nbsp;CA The Senate could take up S. 2035, also known as The Free Flow of Information Act, this week. The bill has bipartisan support, and even the California ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/ci_10020968">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2576369 2008-07-27T20:00:00Z MiamiHerald.com,&nbsp;FL The Free Flow of Information Act, S. 2035, will likely come for a vote in the Senate before its members go home for the campaign season, perhaps as early as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/inbox/story/618024.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2576358 2008-07-27T20:00:00Z Rocky Mountain News,&nbsp;CO announced recently that the Senate will consider S. 2035, &quot;The Free Flow of Information Act&quot; before the recess on Aug. 1. The Camera supports this bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/colorado-editorial-sampler-co/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2576356 2008-07-27T20:00:00Z Daily Herald,&nbsp;UT One unfounded concern raised about S. 2035 is that it could lead to breaches of national security. But the measure is carefully crafted to prevent abuses, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/274732/3/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2576355 2008-07-27T20:00:00Z Knoxville News Sentinel,&nbsp;TN The US Senate this week is expected to take up such a measure, the Free Flow of Information Act, S. 2035, - the federal media shield law. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/29/senate-should-approve-federal-shield-law/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2576354 2008-07-27T20:00:00Z Fort Morgan Times,&nbsp;CO Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced last week that the Senate will consider S. 2035, &quot;The Free Flow of Information Act,&quot; before its recess ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/news/2008/jul/28/editorial---senate-should-pass-shield-law/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-26:/commentary/2576361 2008-07-26T20:00:00Z Colorado Daily,&nbsp;CO announced this week that the Senate will consider S. 2035, &quot;The Free Flow of Information Act&quot; before the recess on Aug. 1. The Camera supports this bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2008/jul/27/protect-the-publics-right-to-know/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-26:/commentary/2576357 2008-07-26T20:00:00Z Nashville City Paper,&nbsp;TN The Free Flow of Information Act, S. 2035, is scheduled for a vote in the Senate before its members go home for the campaign season. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=61711">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/commentary/2576364 2008-07-24T20:00:00Z Denver Post,&nbsp;CO The Senate could take up S. 2035, also known as The Free Flow of Information Act, as early as next week. The bill has bipartisan support, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://origin.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_10001117">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/commentary/2596024 2008-07-23T20:00:00Z Daily Camera,&nbsp;CO announced this week that the Senate will consider S. 2035, &quot;The Free Flow of Information Act&quot; before the recess on Aug. 1. The Camera supports this bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/jul/25/protect-the-publics-right-to-know/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/commentary/2576362 2008-07-21T20:00:00Z Washington Times,&nbsp;DC Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday that the Senate will consider S. 2035, the Free Flow of Information Act, which would provide a federal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/23/times-reporter-cites-1st-amendment-rights/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/commentary/2576368 2008-07-08T20:00:00Z LubbockOnline.com,&nbsp;TX That&#39;s why debate currently under way in the Senate on S. 2035, which creates the first federal reporter&#39;s shield law, is welcome news not only to its news ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/stories/071008/edi_302185712.shtml">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/commentary/2576366 2008-07-07T20:00:00Z NewsWithViews.com,&nbsp;OR They can be contacted through the official Senate website. When they want to know why you oppose the bill (S. 2035), answer in two words: “Steven Hatfill.â€*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff235.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/commentary/2576365 2008-07-07T20:00:00Z California Chronicle,&nbsp;CA HR 2102 and S. 2035 would establish the Free Flow of Information Act. HR 2102 passed the House of Representatives on October 16, 2007with a vote of 390-21. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=67744">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-04:/commentary/2576367 2008-07-04T20:00:00Z Orangeburg Times Democrat,&nbsp;SC However, S. 2035 has not yet been brought to the Senate floor for a vote. “By exposing confidences protected under state law to discovery in federal courts, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2008/07/05/opinion/doc486d65ab33206630597449.txt">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-04:/commentary/2576363 2008-07-04T20:00:00Z South Carolina Now,&nbsp;South Carolina Thumbs up to SC Attorney General Henry McMaster for his support of the Free Flow of Information Act (S. 2035), a federal shield law for reporters. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/opinion/editorials/article/thumbs_up_to_mcmaster_for_law_support/10240/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/commentary/2576360 2008-06-30T20:00:00Z El Paso Times,&nbsp;TX Abbott is referring to S.2035, a bill now being debated before the Senate that would afford journalists a measure of protection when it comes to forcing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://origin.elpasotimes.com/opinion/ci_9757043">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2576359 2008-06-29T20:00:00Z Herald Zeitung,&nbsp;TX Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott became the 31st state attorney general to urge Senators to pass S. 2035, the first federal reporters’ shield law. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a0a3978e26dc39d4&amp;-session=HeraldZeitung:40DA3C4E0f620389FEoxP2ACAB44">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-31:/commentary/1604169 2008-01-31T19:00:00Z ACLU (press release),&nbsp;NY ... HR 2102, because it provides more meaningful protections for the free flow of information to the public than the Senate companion bill, S. 2035. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/gen/33887prs20080201.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1252477 2007-10-16T20:00:00Z CQPolitics.com The Society still awaits a full vote on S. 2035, which passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 4. This bill is also known as the Free Flow of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?a169c5cc-197d-4845-9fe3-f88b1611136f">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1243645 2007-10-15T20:00:00Z Web Services Journal The Society still awaits a full vote on S. 2035, which passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 4. This bill is also known as the Free Flow of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=781776">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1208616 2007-10-08T20:00:00Z Savannah Morning News,&nbsp;GA Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson to support the version of the Free Flow of Information Act (S. 2035). We urge US Reps. Jack Kingston and John Barrow do ...<br /><br /><a href="http://new.savannahnow.com/node/371622">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1208615 2007-10-08T20:00:00Z St. Petersburg Times,&nbsp;FL The bipartisan nature of the 15-to-4 vote for the Free Flow of Information Act, S. 2035, was encouraging, but its passage is far from sure in the Senate, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/09/Opinion/Protecting__journalis.shtml">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-07:/commentary/1208614 2007-10-07T20:00:00Z mediabistro.com,&nbsp;NY In a release, the American Civil Liberties Union "applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's passage of S. 2035, a bill that would give stronger legal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/taking_out_the_trash/morning_reading_list_100807_68503.asp">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/commentary/1189191 2007-10-04T20:00:00Z BetaNews Specifically, S. 2035, the Free Flow of Information Act, doesn't even use the word "journalist." Instead it refers to a person covered by protections of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.betanews.com/article/Journalists_Protection_Bill_Passes_Senate_Judiciary_Are_Bloggers_Covered/1191614263">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/commentary/1188162 2007-10-04T20:00:00Z Brad Blog S.2035, the &#8220;Free Flow of Information Act of 2007,&#8221; was introduced on September 10, 2007, by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) with four co-sponsors &#8211; Senators ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5134">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1309110 2007-10-03T20:00:00Z Web Services Journal,&nbsp;NJ With the instrumental leadership of Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and the sponsors of S. 2035, a federal shield bill is one step closer to a Senate floor ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sys-con.com/read/439411.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1186505 2007-10-03T20:00:00Z Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press,&nbsp;VA Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) presided over a markup session Thursday that ended with a 15-2 vote that sent the bill, S. 2035, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rcfp.org/news/2007/1004-con-federa.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1185938 2007-10-03T20:00:00Z Editor &amp; Publisher ... supported by 50 news organizations, including The Associated Press. The House Judiciary Committee passed its own bill in August. The bill number is S. 2035.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003651510">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1185937 2007-10-03T20:00:00Z Manufacturers' Blog With the instrumental leadership of Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and the sponsors of S. 2035, a federal shield bill is one step closer to a Senate floor ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=777706">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-27:/commentary/1185940 2007-09-27T20:00:00Z First Amendment Center,&nbsp;TN A final vote in committee on S. 2035 could come as early as next week. Schumer said the bill balanced the needs for safety and freedom. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=19109">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-26:/commentary/1171006 2007-09-26T20:00:00Z ACLU (press release),&nbsp;NY Washington, DC &#8211; The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to amend S. 2035, The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/gen/31994prs20070927.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-26:/commentary/1166290 2007-09-26T20:00:00Z Palm Beach Post,&nbsp; United States In fact, S. 2035 is weaker than laws in almost all the 49 states that have some form of media shields. Yet the Justice Department still is hinting that it ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2007/09/27/a16a_shield_edit_0927.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-25:/commentary/1166289 2007-09-25T20:00:00Z Editor &amp; Publisher The shield law, S.2035, has been rewritten to comply with concerns raised about national security and complaints from the US Department of Justice. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646760">Go to article</a>