Friday, July 29, 2005

Reporter shield law comes to screeching halt

Bowing to concerns from the Justice Department, House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., said he will not even hold hearings on the law unless the bill has "little or no opposition," according to Human Events.
The bill has 42 co-sponsors in the House, including the third most powerful member, Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt. The move came despite an effort by sponsors in the House and Senate to meet the Department of Justice's objections by adding a national security exception.
The shield law would enable reporters to protect their sources and prevent a replay of the ridiculous situation in which New York Times reporter Judith Miller has been placed in jail for revealing a source in the Valerie Plame/CIA case.

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