White House Asks Sen. Schumer to Reintroduce Press Shield Law
The one with big exemptions for national security?
The White House has asked Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to reintroduce a press shield law, White House officials said Wednesday.
The move comes after questions were raised about the seizure of Associated Press phone records by the Justice Department as part of a national security leak investigation.
Shield laws protect journalists from being forced to reveal sources. The version that passed the Judiciary Committee in 2009 included exemptions for national security.
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