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Sen. Dick Durbin on media shield: Should bloggers get constitutional protection?

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Posted on AllSides May 28th, 2013
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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin pondered the constitutional protections that are afforded bloggers wondering in a recent media appearance whether media shield laws apply to this type of journalist.

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