Judge blocks #Trump admin from searching data seized from #WashingtonPost reporter
The seizure “chills speech, cripples reporting, & inflicts irreparable harm,” The Post said in statement.
Government officials may not examine electronic devices seized from a Post reporter until litigation stemming from the search of her home is settled, a federal judge in Virginia ruled Wednesday.
#law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/21/washington-post-hannah-natanson-search-court-filing/
