(BOSTON) MAY 18 – VERMONT’S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT SIGNING A LAW THAT PROTECTS JOURNALISTS WHO DISCLOSE INFORMATION FROM OFF-THE-RECORD SOURCES.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE:
COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ATTORNEY GREGG LESLIE SAYS WITH VERMONT, SHIELD LAWS NOW EXIST IN 40 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN OTHER STATES COMMON LAW PROTECTS REPORTERS FROM BEING SUBPOENAED. BUT THERE’S STILL NO FEDERAL LAW. THE COMMITTEE IS PUSHING FOR ONE.