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Old 06-09-2008, 05:16 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Seaver
Try using that in a court of law. No your honor, you are not allowed to know who saw the murder but he saw it and this man did it.
Actually, most states have "shield laws" that protects a journalist from being compelled to disclose a source.

IMO, we need a federal shield law as well.
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