Senate GOP blocks PRESS Act that would give journalists more protections
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blocked a bipartisan bill, that would have given journalists more protections under federal law, after Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon asked for unanimous consent Tuesday.
Sen. Tom Cotton thwarts passage of bill protecting press, journalists from feds
Sen. Tom Cotton stymied the Senate from passing the first-ever federal press shield law on Tuesday, contending that if enacted, the bill could put national security in jeopardy.
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Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) brought the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act —which would prohibit the federal government from forcing journalists and telecom companies to disclose certain information, with exceptions for terroristic or violent threats—for a unanimous consent vote.
Senate Republicans block PRESS Act, because Donald Trump told them to
The Republican-majority House voted earlier this year to pass the PRESS Act, legislation that would protect reporters from being spied on by the government.
Opinion
The Senate has a shrinking window to protect press freedom
In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland established new, but long-needed, press protections barring federal prosecutors from pursuing journalists’ communication records with confidential sources except in extreme circumstances. But these protections are only as good as the administration controlling the Justice Department.
Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it
Known as the PRESS Act, the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act would prevent the government from forcing journalists to reveal their sources and limit the seizure of their data without their knowledge.
Bill to protect journalists fails in US Senate
A shield law known as the PRESS Act that would give journalists greater federal protections failed to pass the Senate on Tuesday evening after it was blocked by Senator Tom Cotton. Shield laws protect journalists from being forced by the government to disclose information such as the identities of sources.
Cotton blocks federal shield law for journalists
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) blocked a federal shield law that would protect journalists from revealing their sources and material to the government. In the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked for unanimous consent for the Senate to pass the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act,
Journalist Protection Bill Blocked In Senate After Tom Cotton Objects To Speedy Passage
With the clock ticking on the current Congress, there are new doubts over the prospects for a bill that would shield journalists from being compelled by the federal government to reveal their sources and materials.
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The Arkansas Republican’s explanation for rejecting the PRESS Act was so absurd, it seems implausible that the senator actually believed it.
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