JOUR 625 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Shield Laws In The United States, Estoppel, Affidavit
9 Jun 2020
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Go to jail and get out of jail free cards. There is professional privilege that has always been around. Lawyer-client: this isn"t always absolute, there are some situations where this doesn"t apply, but for the most part, it does. These have long been privileged and allowed recipients to withhold confidential information learned within their professional capacity. This isn"t as developed as the other privileges. The first amendment includes freedom of press and freedom of speech and the fourth. But, sometimes those aren"t enough to protect journalists when they don"t want to talk about their sources or information. This leads us to get into shield laws. There is no federal shield law, but there are shield laws in most states. The states that have them are similar, but different. When you are reporting in certain states, you need to make sure to check them out. Privacy protection act protects documents and the work product, that"s another protection some journalists have.
