Judge Just Decided Whether the Justice Department Can Keep WaPo Reporter's Phone

Judge Just Decided Whether the Justice Department Can Keep WaPo Reporter's Phone

Federal judge limits DOJ's search of WaPo reporter Natanson's phone, citing First Amendment protections.

A reporter’s home is raided, and the Justice Department is admonished for withholding information

U.S. Justice Department. Photo (cc) 2006 by Coolcaesar. Should a judge be expected to know when a prosecutor’s request is illegal? I would have thought so. But that turns out to be not the case with regard to a Washington Post reporter whose home was raided by the FBI last month as part of a leak investigation targeting a Pentagon contractor. Follow my Bluesky newsfeed for additional news and commentary. And please join my Patreon for just $6 a …