Bill > H1509

This bill, known as the "Free Flow of Information Act," aims to protect certain individuals who work for news media organizations from being compelled to disclose their sources or the unpublished news and information they have gathered. It defines "covered persons" as employees, agents, or independent contractors of news media who are regularly engaged in news gathering. The bill prohibits government entities from compelling these covered persons to reveal their sources or unpublished news and information, with limited exceptions. The exceptions include cases where the information is critical to preventing imminent harm to public safety or where a court finds the information is necessary to resolve a significant legal issue and cannot be reasonably obtained elsewhere. The bill also states that the publication of a source or information by the news media does not waive the protection against compelled disclosure.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1509