Wasden, other a.g.’s stand up for reporters
June 25th, 2008Forty-one attorneys general — including Idaho’s own Lawrence Wasden — support a federal shield law for journalists.
And on Monday, they wrote a letter to key senators, urging them to get moving on a shield law.
As the a.g.’s point out, shield laws that allow reporters to protect the anonymity of unnamed sources “advance a public policy favoring the free flow of information to the public.” Idaho and 48 other states already have shield laws, but a.g.’s make a strong argument on the need for a federal law.
From the IdahoStatesman.com
