Shield Law Passes Senate Judiciary

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A federal shield law, The Free Flow of Information Act, has finally passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on its 17th attempt to get a vote. But that passage did not come without sometimes heated debate on a string of amendments by Republicans and one Democrat, most of which were voted down.

Among the amendments defeated were ones that would have sunset the bill in 2013--putting the onus on its supporters to defend its continuation--and one that would have tightened the definition of journalist.

It must still be voted in the full Senate then reconciled with a different version passed in the House.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/439649-Shield_Law_Passes_Senate_Judiciary.php


S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (Specter, Schumer, Graham, Klobuchar)
Ordered Reported by Roll Call Vote, 14 - 5

http://judiciary.senate.gov/

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