New bill would fix law that’s failing journalists
Police keep raiding reporters without telling courts about the Privacy Protection Act of 1980. An update to the act from Sen. Wyden and Rep. Balint would put a stop to it
Caitlin Vogus
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Caitlin is a senior adviser for Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), where she works to defend and protect press freedoms, journalists, and whistleblowers. Prior to FPF, Caitlin was the deputy director of the Free Expression Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology, a senior staff attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, an attorney adviser at the Federal Communications Commission, and a law clerk at the Virginia Court of Appeals. Caitlin received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, where she was a student journalist.
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