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Ruling to Make Reporters Act Like Drug Dealers?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'll-take-two-stories-and-a-book-review dept.

netbuzz writes "A 2-1 New York appeals court ruling yesterday will require two reporters to cough up their telephone records over a property-seizure case unless it gets reversed on appeal. As the dissenting judge noted, this kind of erosion of press protections will have reporters 'contacting sources the way I understand drug dealers do to reach theirs -- by use of clandestine cell phones and meeting in darkened doorways.' It's long past time for a federal shield law."

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  1. Why does the media by The+Ape+With+No+Name · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hate freedom, support terrorists and want to abort babies to use the remnant stem cells to save gays from AIDS?

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    1. Re:Why does the media by DesireCampbell · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I blame bears, personally.

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  2. Re:A Shield Law is a Stupid Idea by kevin_conaway · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    And it's an election year

    Your other arguments aside, I really don't care for people who keep spouting, OMG ITS AN ELECTION YEAR, TEH FAT CATS ARE TRYING TO SCREW US!!!1

    Every other year is an election year.