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Over 100 organizations, legal experts urge Senate panel to advance press protection bill
More than 100 journalists, attorneys, professors and watchdog groups signed a letter urging the top brass of the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance a press protection bill “as soon as possible.” The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act would limit the federal government’s ability to compel journalists and telecommunication providers to disclose sources or records a journalist obtained or created as part of their work. “The PRESS Act is a bipartisan shield bill that would protect journalist-source confidentiality, subject to common-sense exceptions, such as cases involving terrorism, other serious emergencies, or journalists suspected of crimes,” said the l

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