shield law

noun

: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources

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Now that this case is here, lawyers who closely study these laws say this is exactly the type of situation New York’s shield law is designed to combat. —

Eleanor Klibanoff, Them, 16 Dec. 2024 The state has expanded access since Dobbs, enacting a 2023 shield law protecting medical records for out-of-state-patients and medical professionals providing care. —

Cait Kelley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024 But shield laws are largely in uncharted constitutional waters because until now, states really haven’t fought with one another over dueling laws. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 In just a three-month time frame this year, between March and May, Florida saw about 400 abortions through mail-order medication provided under shield laws, according to a We Count Report by the Society of Family Planning. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shield law