Taking Your Shield with You: What the Jana Winter Decision Means for Journalists Reporting Across State Lines

Journalist Jana Winter’s win in New York’s highest court in December was undoubtedly a victory not just for her but for journalists everywhere. But just how will the court’s decision affect journalists, both inside and outside New York? Broadly, this case is about a battle between two states’ shield laws – sometimes called a reporter’s privilege – which protect journalists from having to reveal their sources in court.

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