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Today is Saturday, April 15, the
105th day of 2017. There are
260 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 15,1947, Jackie
Robinson, baseball's first black
major league player, made his
official debut with the Brooklyn
Dodgers on opening day at
Ebbets Field. (The Dodgers
defeated the Boston Braves,
5-3.)
On this date:
In 1817, America's oldest
existing school for the
deaf opened in Hartford,
Connecticut.
In 1865, President Abraham
Lincoln died nine hours after
being shot the night before
by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's
Theater in Washington; Andrew
Johnson became the nation's
17th president.
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By John Austin
CNHI State Reporter
AUSTIN — A state lawmaker
wants to make it easier for pub-
lic figures and officials to sue
newspapers and to force report-
ers to disclose sources, but oppo-
nents say his bills would chill
important coverage.
Critics of House Bill 3387 and
House Bill 3388, authored by
Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, also
argued in a State Affairs com-
mittee hearing that the propos-
als, if enacted, would violate the
First Amendment.
HB 3387 would require that
news reports explain how a par-
ticular story on a public official
relates to the person’s public
duties. King in a race for state repre- ers who have made campaign As for resolving who is or isn’t
King said that his bill would sentative, argued that making contributions within the five a journalist, that is best left to
allow public officials to “seek him prove actual malice without years. the courts, Allen said,
justice,” but press advocates showing a connection between If enacted, it would also King said that bill is aimed at
argued that such a rule would his board position and the story penalize those who claim the those “who go buy an iPad” and
not only make it easier for the had nothing to do with free reporter’s privilege, but who are call themselves journalists,
subject of the story to win a speech. subsequently found not to be
libel suit, but ultimately cause But, David Donaldson, an journalists,
newspapers not to cover public attorney who represented the
officials for fear of costly legal Texas Press Association and companies may well have own-
judgments. the Freedom of Information ers or shareholders who make elation, said that “we have grave
The bill would make the Foundation of Texas, said that political contributions, a fact that concerns about where we’re
question of who is or is not a whether or not plaintiffs are would limit what their reporters starting from.’
public figure less clear cut, giv- public figures “is an issue that
ing officials the opportunity has to be determined as a mat-
to argue that they were acting ter of law,” by courts.
as private citizens, not in their HB 3388 would alter Texas’
official capacity in a particular reporter shield laws, which
situation: for example, a county protects journalists from being
official who protested his tax forced to testify or turn over
valuation. sources and materials.
The public/private distinction Stacy Allen, an attorney
is important because even if who represented the Texas
news reports contain false state- Association of Broadcasters at
ments, the U.S. Supreme Court the hearing, said that the state’s
has ruled that public figures and reporter shield law is “consid-
officials cannot collect libel dam- ered a model.”
ages newspapers without prov- Donnis Baggett, executive
ing “actual malice.” vice president of the Texas Press
Courts have for over 50 years Association, said that as drafted,
held that actual malice means King’s bill violates the First
that a newspaper knew the Amendment,
statement was false or acted in
reckless disregard of its truth.
Salem Abraham testified in for political campaigns within
support oftheHB 3387. the previous five years would
Abraham was a Canadian, be unable to claim the shield
Texas, school board trustee who protection,
in 2012 unsuccessfully sued an
Internet blog for libel.
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