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She noted that Alabama's statute is particularly unique.Sports Illustrated lost a defamation case in 2005 when a federal court ruled that the state's shield law does not protect magazine reporters.
Massachusetts, Missouri and Texas all are currently considering shield laws.
Dalglish recently testified in support of the Texas proposal.
"I haven't gotten any frantic e-mails about it yet," she said.
Few state-level shield laws have been tested by questions about whether they should apply to bloggers.
Apple Computer sued last year to unmask the sources of bloggers who leaked information about an unreleased product.
The company dropped the suit after a California appellate court ruled against Apple in May 2006.
Johnson said the legal landscape is still evolving, but the growing number of states with shield laws is making it harder for federal lawmakers to ignore the issue.
"Each state law is an additional brick in a building that may turn into a federal shield law," he said.
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