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US federal law says a search warrant can't be issued against journalists to anything that remotely looks like reporting. Instead police must subpoena a journal
by bb88 3y ago
US federal law says a search warrant can't be issued against journalists to anything that remotely looks like reporting. Instead police must subpoena a journalist instead to show up with the materials requested. The journalist can then get a lawyer and quash the subpoena in court.
https://www.mcguirewoods.com/news-resources/publications/media.0101.pdf https://www.mcguirewoods.com/news-resources/publications/med...
- s1artibartfast 3y agoThere's a huge carve out for if a journalist is being investigated for criminal activity themselves
- tinus_hn 3y agoAnd then when the police violate the law, what happens? They are forced to not do it again? At worst they get to pay a fine with someone else’s money.