##  [Shield Law](/shield-law) 

  ##  [Shield Law](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/shield-law-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A statute enacted by a jurisdiction that limits or prescribes procedures for compelling journalists, newsgatherers, or certain media entities to disclose confidential sources, unpublished information, or work product; shield laws codify, expand, restrict, or formalize protections that may otherwise exist under common law, and their scope, definitions of who qualifies as a journalist, procedural sa