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DOJ failed to cite 1980 press‑protection law in warrant for Washington Post reporter — Static01.nyt.com

DOJ failed to cite 1980 press‑protection law in warrant for Washington Post reporter

The Justice Department did not tell a magistrate judge about a 1980 law that generally bars searches for journalists’ materials when it sought a warrant to search Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home on Jan. 14, an unsealed court filing shows. Gabe Rottman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom

F.B.I. Search of Washington Post Reporter Tests 1980 Privacy Protection Act — Static01.nyt.com

F.B.I. Search of Washington Post Reporter Tests 1980 Privacy Protection Act

The F.B.I. searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson last week and seized two laptops, a phone and a Garmin watch, a move that observers say may test federal protections for journalists rooted in a 1971 campus newsroom raid and a 1980 law. Attorney General Pam