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List of States That Have Adopted Shield Laws or Have Introduced Shield Law Legislation
The following Table 1, lists states that have statutory or other shield laws enacted, and those states that have introduced legislation to create shield laws.
Table 1
| Shield Laws by State | |
| Shield Law Status | States |
| Statutory Shield Laws | State with statutory shield laws “giving journalists some form of privilege against compelled production of confidential or unpublished information:” AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, WA. |
| Varying Confidentiality Laws | States that have "established varying confidentiality privileges for journalists through state courts:” HI, ID, IA, KS, ME, MA, MI, MO, NH, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI. |
| Proposed Statutory Shield Laws | States that introduced legislation in 2007 to establish statutory shield laws: KS, MA, MO, TX, UT, WV. New York also introduced legislation in 2007 to expand its shield laws. |
Source:
Democratic Assembly. “ Evans/Leno Resolution Urges Federal Shield Law for Journalists.” June 15, 2007.
