Judge: DOJ Can't Search Reporter's Seized Devices
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February 25, 2026
A federal judge has told the Justice Department it can't rummage through a Washington Post reporter's seized electronics , given interests "so directly at odds with the press freedom values at stake." Magistrate Judge William B. Porter ruled Tuesday that the court will oversee the search of devices taken last month...
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