Free Flow of Information Act

House Passes Bill Shielding Journalists, Some Bloggers in Court

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 17, 2007 - 11:14am.
U.S. Capitol Dome (by Washington - The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a bill that would shield journalists and bloggers from having to identify their confidential sources in the course of federal investigations, CNET News.com reported.

House Judiciary Committee Approves Blogger Shield Law

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2007 - 10:47am.

Washington - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to approve the Free Flow of Information Act, which would shield bloggers who derive "financial gain or livelihood" from their efforts from having to identify confidential sources, CNET News.com reported.