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Roger Waters has been getting a lot of backlash over his May concert in Berlin for, among other things, wearing what looked like an SS soldier costume. Well, now the White…

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Former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge, pictured here interviewing Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, has challenged a subpoena demanding she disclose a confidential source.

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Another week, yet another story highlighting the need for Congress to pass the PRESS Act and protect journalists and their confidential sources. This time, a judge raised the lack of a federal shield law in response to Fox News’ efforts to fend off demands to reveal confidential sources.

Fox News and its former reporter Catherine Herridge have moved to block demands to identify their sources by Yanping Chen, a Chinese-American scientist who is suing the FBI for violating the federal Privacy Act by allegedly leaking information about her. In 2017, Herridge published several articles for Fox News about Chen and government investigations into her “taxpayer-funded school that markets to the military.”

Both Fox News and Herridge, now a senior investigative correspondent for CBS News, argue that Chen’s demands violate the reporter’s privilege found in the First Amendment. However, in a hearing last week, D.C. District Judge Christopher Cooper mulled the impact of Congress’ failure to adopt legislation like the PRESS Act, noting that lawmakers have “not seen fit to pass a reporters’ shield law.” Cooper also reportedly questioned if the threats to the First Amendment posed by the subpoenas were “overstated.”

The lack of a federal shield law doesn’t lessen journalists’ First Amendment right to refuse to disclose confidential sources. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need a federal shield law to codify that right. As we’ve explained before, a federal shield law like the PRESS Act would benefit journalists and the public in a number of important ways.

First, it would eliminate any question about whether the law protects journalists from being forced to out their sources in anything less than the most compelling circumstances. Cooper’s questioning demonstrates the need for the certainty that the PRESS Act would bring.

In addition, press freedom concerns aren’t overblown when considering the impact of demands for confidential sources, even in civil cases. Compelling reporters to reveal confidential sources undoubtedly threatens the First Amendment, whether the demand is made by the government or by private litigants. Sources who are concerned about being dragged into civil lawsuits, fired or otherwise retaliated against may not be willing to speak to reporters unless they can be promised confidentiality. They’ll be less likely to do so if reporters can routinely be forced to violate those promises, and that, in turn, means less newsworthy information makes it to the public.

Demands from people suing each other for journalists’ testimony or the documents they’ve gathered are also a drain on newsroom resources and divert journalists from their work of informing the public. The very purpose of a reporter’s job — to investigate newsworthy events and issues — means they’re often gathering information on controversial subjects that may result in a lawsuit. Unfortunately, that also means that reporters are no strangers to private parties trying to use them and their reporting to prove or defend their cases. Courts shouldn’t open the floodgates to these kinds of demands. Forty-nine states have recognized as much by passing reporter’s privilege laws.

Ultimately, when the judicial system requires journalists to burn their confidential sources, it harms the public. To protect our right to know, we need courts to throw out subpoenas like these. And we need Congress to pass the PRESS Act.

John Mellencamp is currently on his Live and In Person tour of theaters, but if fans go expecting him to play all the hits, they will be disappointed.  Mellencamp tells The New…

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A bill with myriad proposals, including raising minimum teacher salaries, fizzled as the Senate derailed in the final weeks of session.

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From Call Newspapers:  After beginning development in 2018, Lutheran High School South in Affton broke ground on the $18 million Lutheran South Center for the Arts May 3. The anticipated completion date is fall 2024. Head of School Jonathan Butterfield said the completion date is not set in stone, as many factors could play into […]

The postal service announced today, as part of National Dog Bite Awareness Week, that more than 5,300 postal carriers were attacked by dogs in 2022. They list California and Texas as the top dog attack states, but of course this is only because California and Texas are the biggest states. A different story emerges if ...continue reading "Missouri leads the nation in dog attacks on mail carriers"

WOOD RIVER - Ceremony Chairperson Mary Roberts thanked members of the Wood River City Council and several other local organizations for their help and participation in the Wood River Memorial Day Service, which was held on Memorial Day, May 29, in the Round House Recreation Center. She spoke during the Public Comment portion of the last City Council meeting. “It was a fitting tribute to our men and women who put on the uniform to serve our country and died for our freedom,” Roberts said of the event. “I want to thank Mayor Tom Stalcup for giving me the opportunity to chair this committee to honor these heroes. “I want to thank Councilman Jeremy Plank for being our Emcee, and Councilmen David Ayres and Bill Dettmers for attending our service.” Roberts also thanked the Marine Corps Ladies Auxiliary Unit 488 Chaplain/Judge Advocate Lola Cochran and Marine Veteran Daphine Kappos for reading the names on the Memorial and chiming a bell after each name

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Missouri teachers who quit their jobs on short notice face increasingly severe consequences, as school districts facing staffing shortages impose financial penalties as high as $10,000 or seek to suspend the teaching licenses of teachers who break their contracts.

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Having weighed several multi-million-dollar options, the Webster Groves City Council now favors a design concept that would replace the municipal aquatic center for a base cost of about $12 million — with options to do even more. During a work session on Tuesday, May 16, city leaders received the “master plan” report […]

Metro Boomin produced the superhero movie's soundtrack, which features music from Ice Spice, Lil Wayne, Wizkid, A$AP Rocky and more.

Dave Grohl has shared a note thanking fans for their support amid Foo Fighters' first tour back since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. In an Instagram…

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The ocean is basically a giant heat engine, absorbing heat from the atmosphere and recycling it via rising and sinking waters. It can absorb a vast amount of heat, but it has its limits, and eventually the surface water absorbs so much heat that it can't absorb more without itself heating up. We reached this ...continue reading "Sea temperatures are at a massive record high"

On Monday of this week, new CEO Linda Yaccarino officially became CEO of Twitter. Of course, basically no one believes that she’s actually the CEO. Everyone knows that Elon Musk, who in the past has mocked the “CEO” title anyway, is still in charge. He still owns the company and is executive chairman, meaning that […]

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and other state regulators have taken legal action against crypto exchange platform Coinbase Global, Inc. and Coinbase, Inc. for violations of securities laws. “This action will protect consumers and investors to ensure they can make informed and safe decisions in Illinois and across the nation,” Giannoulias said. “Illinoisans who invest their money in Coinbase or any other digital asset trading business deserve both security and transparency and my office intends to hold crypto companies to the highest standards.” The Illinois Secretary of State’s Securities Department is a member of a task force alongside nine other state securities regulators charging Coinbase for its violation of securities laws in connection with the company’s staking offerings. Staking is the process of holding a certain number of digital assets on a blockchain to facilitate processing transactions and to earn

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GLEN CARBON - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is pleased to celebrate the outstanding volunteers who earned awards at our second annual Recognition of Excellence ceremony. These volunteers exemplify our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The ceremony was held on Sunday, May 21 at the DoubleTree Inn in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Volunteer of Excellence Award The Volunteer of Excellence Award recognizes volunteers who have contributed outstanding service while partnering directly with girls to implement the Girl Scout Leadership Experience through the use of the national program portfolio or who have contributed outstanding service in support of the council’s mission delivery to girl and adult members. Emily Collins from Troy Serving the Troy/St. Jacob area Michelle Cocran from Troy Serving the Troy/St. Jacob area President’s Volunteer Service Award In 2003, the President’s Council o

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