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Murray discusses the proposed reporter's shield law in Washington, which faces a very strong opposition from the United Services Automobile Association. The proposed shield law, if passed, will provide an absolute privilege for journalists' sources and a qualified privilege for work product. Previous court decisions have created a common law qualified privilege for both work product and sources.
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A Tale of Two Shields
Two years ago when a Texas television station reported that an insurance and financial services company was outsourcing computer jobs to India, it relied on several company documents obtained from an anonymous source.
Still angered by the broadcast and the reporting method used, the company this year helped kill legislation that would have given reporters in Washington state immunity from testifying or turning over their notes.United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a San Antonio-based insurance and financial services company, has apparentl...See the full content of this document
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