shield law
noun
: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources
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Other research suggests that more than 40,000 people accessed telehealth abortions under shield laws in the second half of 2023.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
So what are shield laws exactly, and what does the future hold for them?
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Most of these shield laws address extradition or investigations of physicians in both civil and criminal cases.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Other states have passed shield laws to protect access to gender-affirming care for trans people.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 17 Mar. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
So what are shield laws exactly, and what does the future hold for them?
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Most of these shield laws address extradition or investigations of physicians in both civil and criminal cases.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Other states have passed shield laws to protect access to gender-affirming care for trans people.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Shield law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20law. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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