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shield law

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A quick definition of shield law:

A shield law is a law that protects journalists from having to reveal their confidential sources. This means that if a journalist promises to keep someone's identity a secret, they don't have to tell anyone who that person is. Some states have these laws to help journalists do their job without fear of getting in trouble for protecting their sources. Shield laws can also refer to laws that stop people from talking about a victim's past sexual history in court during a rape or sexual assault case. This is to protect the victim from being blamed for what happened to them.

A more thorough explanation:

A shield law is a type of law that protects journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources. This means that if a journalist promises to keep someone's identity a secret, they can't be forced to reveal it in court.

For example, let's say a journalist writes an article about a company that is doing something illegal. They promise to keep the identity of their source, who is an employee of the company, a secret. If the company tries to sue the journalist to reveal the source, the shield law would protect the journalist from having to do so.

Shield laws are important because they allow journalists to do their job without fear of legal repercussions. They also help protect whistleblowers who want to expose wrongdoing without putting themselves in danger.

Some states have broader shield laws than others, but more than half of the states in the US have some form of shield law.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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