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S.2035 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
- Official: A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. as introduced.
- Short: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 as introduced.
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DOJ settles Hatfill suit over anthrax investigation
The US Senate recently considered a proposed federal reporter shield law [S. 2035 text, PDF; bill materials] that news agencies said [JURIST report] would ...
Shield Law Stalls in Senate
... 8/1/2008 11:14:11 AM INDIANAPOLIS â The Society of Professional Journalists is disappointed in the Senateâs vote on July 30 that stalled S. 2035, ...
Senators, stand up for a free press
Also last October, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.2035 by a 15-4 vote. Both the presumptive presidential nominees, Republican Sen. ...
Commentary: Landrieu Protects Journalists and Dogs FEMA
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. ...
An act for democracy: Time to yield on shield
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 ...
Pass shield law to safeguard a free press
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 ...
Colorado Editorial Sampler, CO
announced recently that the Senate will consider S. 2035, "The Free Flow of Information Act" before the recess on Aug. 1. The Camera supports this bill. ...
Time to pass shield law
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, ...
Senate should approve federal shield law
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. ...
Editorial - Senate should pass shield law
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced last week that the Senate will consider S. 2035, "The Free Flow of Information Act," before its recess ...
Protect the public's right to know
announced this week that the Senate will consider S. 2035, "The Free Flow of Information Act" before the recess on Aug. 1. The Camera supports this bill. ...
On Politics: Shield law must pass to safeguard a free press
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. ...
Federal shield law necessary
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, ...
Stutzman: Protect the public's right to know
announced this week that the Senate will consider S. 2035, "The Free Flow of Information Act" before the recess on Aug. 1. The Camera supports this bill. ...
Times reporter cites 1st Amendment rights
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 ...
Don't restrict free flow of information
That's why debate currently under way in the Senate on S. 2035, which creates the first federal reporter's shield law, is welcome news not only to its news ...
STEVEN HATFILL Vs. THE MEDIA
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: âSteven Hatfill.â
CA State Legislature Unanimously Urges Federal Media Shield Law
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. ...
Senate should vote to approve US shield law
However, S. 2035 has not yet been brought to the Senate floor for a vote. âBy exposing confidences protected under state law to discovery in federal courts, ...
Thumbs up to McMaster for law support
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. ...
Shield law: Texas AG gives his support
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 ...
State AGs, Senate should support shield law
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott became the 31st state attorney general to urge Senators to pass S. 2035, the first federal reportersâ shield law. ...
ACLU Says NY Times Reporter Subpoena Is Assault On Free Press
... HR 2102, because it provides more meaningful protections for the free flow of information to the public than the Senate companion bill, S. 2035. ...
Society of Professional Journalism Leaders Praise House ...
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 ...
SPJ Leaders Praise House Representatives for Passing the Free Flow ...
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 ...
Protecting a free press
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 ...
Protecting journalists protects public interest
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, ...
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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 ...
Journalists' Protection Bill Passes Senate Judiciary: Are Bloggers ...
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 ...
Federal 'Shield Law' for Reporters Passed Out of Senate Judiciary ...
S.2035, the “Free Flow of Information Act of 2007,” was introduced on September 10, 2007, by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) with four co-sponsors – Senators ...
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