Contact: Mike Donoghue Executive Director (802) 310-7866 For immediate release: NEW VERMONT LAW PROVIDES FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS May 27, 2017 SOUTH BURLINGTON—Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law legislation that provides greater First Amendment protections for student journalists and their teachers/advisers in Vermont. “The Vermont Press […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed the “Shield Law for Journalists” bill at the Statehouse on May 17, 2017. The law protects journalists from having to reveal confidential sources and information received. Paul Heintz, a member of the executive board of the Vermont Press Association, which pushed for the new law, was […]