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pc86yesterday at 4:06 PM1 replyview on HN

It's signed by a judge, it's valid. What is in dispute, exactly?


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macintuxyesterday at 4:50 PM

> The Justice Department failed to tell a magistrate judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists in its application materials for a warrant

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/doj-press-law...

Previously:

> U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter wrote in his order that the government must preserve any materials seized during the raid and may not review them until the court authorizes it

https://san.com/cc/judge-blocks-fbis-access-to-washington-po...