News Source Protection Act
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News Source Protection Act - Provides that no newsman shall be compelled pursuant to subpena or other legal process issued under the authority of the United States or of any State or territory to give any testimony or to produce anything that would reveal or impair confidential associations, relations, sources, or confidential information received, developed or maintained by him or by any other newsman in the course of gathering, compiling, composing, reviewing, editing, publishing, or disseminating news through any news medium. States that no such subpena or other legal process shall be issued unless: (1) there is a finding that the testimony or production relates exclusively to matters unconnected with the newsman's gathering of news or; (2) there are reasonable grounds to believe the newsman has information which is not privileged or is otherwise unavailable to the court. Prescribes the procedure and the parties who are to determine whether a newsman is protected under this Act.
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