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US issued subpoena to access Guardian reporter’s phone records
- ggm 4y agoThere is what the state says it does, and there is what the state actually does. The state says its a model litigator, and respects the constitution. Arms of the state frequently are not model litigators, and frequently treat the constitution as something "emergency powers" drove a truck through decades ago. All states do this. It's always done this. the UK used DORA (defence of the realm) to silence votes-for-women.
- lelandfe 4y ago> The move was all the more surprising in that it came from the DoJ’s inspector general’s office – the watchdog responsible for ethical oversight and whistleblower protections. Watchdogs in the US government have been summarily defanged over the last decade. See also Howard Elliott, who oversaw an investigation into... himself.
- h2odragon 4y agoIs only OK to do that to "some" reporters? https://noqreport.com/2019/12/08/outing-john-solomons-phone-records-adam-schiffs-worst-move-yet/ https://noqreport.com/2019/12/08/outing-john-solomons-phone-...
- hulitu 4y agoOf course it is ok. Freedom of speech is guaranteed by the constitution.