shield law

noun

: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources

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The state legislature then passed a shield law allowing officials to keep lethal injection drug suppliers private. —

Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 By the numbers: Roughly 2,800 abortions in Texas were provided monthly via telehealth under shield law protections between April to June 2024, according to the latest available data from the Society of Family Planning's #WeCount report. —

Nicole Cobler, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 Or a California doctor may decide that being a shield law provider is just too risky. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 The New York shield law includes a provision that allows a prescriber who is sued to countersue the plaintiff to recover damages. —

Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shield law