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Long bitter fight for press shield laws across states
The article recounts reporters like John T. Morris and Marie Torre choosing jail over revealing sources, tracing the push for shield laws in Maryland New Jersey and ten other states. It notes opposition from legal groups and the ACLU and details federal bills dying in Congress along with industry reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Morris
Baltimore Sun
Marie Torre
New York Herald Tribune
American Civil Liberties Union
Morris
Maryland
The
Sun
New Jersey
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Montana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Judiciary Committees
86Th Congress
Miss Torre
Herald- Tribune
Judy Garland
World Congress of the
International Federation of Journalists
American Newspaper Guild
Pubsishers Assa
Cranston Williams
ANPA
Williams