The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Reporters' Privilege Legislation: Issues and Implications.” Witnesses testified about existing media shield laws in several states, reporter-source confidentiality agreements, the free operation of the press, and a recent investigation involving White House sources and the disclosure of confidential information. They also talked about a recent decision by the Supreme Court not to hear appeals in a case in which a New York Times reporter was held in contempt by the judge overseeing the investigation for not revealing the name of her source. Mr. Cooper testified about his decision to reveal the name of his source in the same investigation.