Shield law
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Shield laws are laws that are passed by some states in order to protect the reporters' right to keep their sources private.
In the United States, 31 states have shield laws.
Those that have a shield law are:
AL - Alabama
AK - Alaska
AZ - Arizona
AR - Arkansas
CA - California
CO - Colorado
DE - Deleware
DC - Washington, D.C.
FL - Florida
GA - Georgia
IL - Illinois
IN - Indiana
KY - Kentucky
LA - Louisiana
MD - Maryland
MI - Michigan
MN - Minnesota
MT - Montana
NE - Nebraska
NJ - New Jersey
NY - New York
NC - North Carolina
ND - North Dakota
OH - Ohio
OK - Oklahoma
OR - Oregon
PA - Pennsylvania
RI - Rhode Island
SC - South Carolina
TN - Tennessee
Those that have some shield law protections:
IA - Iowa
NV - Nevada
NM - New Mexico
TX - Texas
Those that don't have a shield law:
CT - Conneticutt
HI - Hawaii
ID - Idaho
KS - Kansas
ME - Maine
MA - Massachusetts
MS - Mississippi
MO - Missouri
NH - New Hampshire
SD - South Dakota
UT - Utah
VT - Vermont
VA - Virginia
WA - Washington
WV - West Virginia
WI - Wisconsin
WY - Wyoming
See also
External links
- [List of States]
- [Reporter's Shield Laws]
- [Legal Liability Issues for Online Speech] Risks Associated With Weblogs, Discussion Boards and Other Online Communications (U.S. law.)
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