Journalists’ Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses (open access)

Journalists’ Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses

This report examines laws pertaining to journalists' privilege. Most states afford journalists some protection from compelled release of their confidential sources. The question remains, however, as to whether a concomitant federal privilege exists. The Supreme Court has addressed the issue of journalists’ privilege under the First Amendment only once; in Branzburg v. Hayes, it left open the question of whether the First Amendment provides journalists with any privilege.
Date: September 28, 2007
Creator: Cohen, Henry & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Formulas: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Formulas: Issues for the 109th Congress

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Date: July 28, 2006
Creator: Reese, Shawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress

This report examines efforts to amend the FOI Act.
Date: June 28, 2005
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress (open access)

Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FEMA’s Community Disaster Loan Program: Action in the 109th Congress (open access)

FEMA’s Community Disaster Loan Program: Action in the 109th Congress

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Date: June 28, 2007
Creator: Noto, Nonna A. & Maguire, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date: March 28, 2006
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library