I hope that you'll support S.1419, the Free Flow of Information Act.  This bill
would codify reporters' privileges to protect the confidentiality of their
sources in federal cases.  (In this regard the federal government lags the
District of Columbia and 49 states that have established such protections for
the press by statute or by case law.)  Significantly, S.1419 would not give
reporters an unconditional right to ignore subpoenas; reporters still could
be compelled to testify when their testimony could prevent imminent harm to
national security.  New York Times reporter Judith Miller remains imprisoned
for her principled refusal to break her pledge of confidentiality in the
Valerie Plame Wilson investigation.  S.1419 would give future informants and
whistleblowers confidence that the reporters with whom they speak won't be
subject to such duress.