shield law
noun
: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources
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Prison officials have not disclosed the reason why Moore needed a second massive dose or whether that is part of their normal procedures, pointing to a 2023 shield law that keeps the providers of lethal injection drugs, the identities of members of execution teams and the procedures used a secret.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
With the passage of a shield law, officials secured a compounding pharmacy willing to provide pentobarbital under conditions of anonymity.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In the summer of 2023, from July to September, an average of about 5,700 abortions were provided under shield laws each month.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
The state legislature then passed a shield law allowing officials to keep lethal injection drug suppliers private.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
With the passage of a shield law, officials secured a compounding pharmacy willing to provide pentobarbital under conditions of anonymity.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In the summer of 2023, from July to September, an average of about 5,700 abortions were provided under shield laws each month.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
The state legislature then passed a shield law allowing officials to keep lethal injection drug suppliers private.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Shield law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20law. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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