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Free Flow of Information Act
An effort to protect reporters from being forced to reveal sources in court. Restoration
of Freedom of Information Act of 2003
An effort to restore the freedoms lost in the USA Patriot act of 2001.
Patriot
II of 2002
Legislation that would be a major assault on FOI as well as basic freedoms.
Homeland
Security Act of 2002
A disturbing attempt to share information about hazards with the government
but not the public. In addition, whistleblowers would be prosecuted.
Agriculture,
Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2002
A section would have hindered editors' efforts to inform the public about
two very real dangers which exist in farm conservation subsidy program.
Official
Secrets Act of 2001
Legislation that would essentially create an "Official Secrets Act"
that would be both unnecessary and a danger to First Amendment freedoms
Chemical
Safety Information and Site Security Act of 1999
An effort to hide information about chemicals and other hazardous
sites from public view.
Hyde
Amendment to H.R. 1501: Restricting Access by Minors to Materials Dealing
with Sexuality or Violence (1999)
Amendment that would have severely restricted young adults access
to materials ruled to be of a sexual or violent nature- opponents noted
that many educational materials would still be covered under this amendment.
The
Personal Privacy Act of 1998
An attempt to shield public figures from photographers.
The
proposed Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act (UCCDA)
of 1998
Proposed state legislation, backed by ASNE, that would aid newspapers
libel cases if they made a good-faith effort to make a correction.
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