Comments on: Bloggers back in Senate shield law proposal

By: Bloggers in federal shield law headed to Senate floor « KELOLAND.com | Issues Blogs

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:30:28 +0000

[...] week, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent to the Senate floor a version of the Free Flow of Information Act that appears to include [...]

By: caheidelberger

caheidelberger — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:58:24 +0000

Ah, I see! Thanks! Let us know when you find the amendment language.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:43:14 +0000

OpenCongress has the language of the bill as first introduced. The definition in it, though, doesn’t contain the “primary intent” language or that the intent must be present at the “inception of the newsgathering process.”

By: caheidelberger

caheidelberger — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Hey, looks like OpenCongress.org has the revised language:

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s448/text

By: caheidelberger

caheidelberger — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:37:02 +0000

Very cool. You hit the key point: I’d hate to think that a portion of my First Amendment rights hinge on whether I can get a job with a specific subset of employers.