April 1 2009, Sam Bayard passes a Federal Shield Bill. www. citamedialaw.org states that this bill would " would provide journalists a qualified privilege against disclosing the identity of sources and turning over information obtained or created in the course of newsgathering." This has to do with the first amendment because it deals with the information that journalist want to publish.
For more information open website:
http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2009/house-passes-federal-shield-bill
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