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>>_delir+(OP)
> The search warrant, signed by Marion County District Court Magistrate Judge Laura Viar, appears to violate federal law that provides protections against searching and seizing materials from journalists.

Wow, unreal that she could approve such a warrant. Even in the absence of a federal statute it seems like a crazy step to take.

>>wyldfi+X3
Does the federal law apply to local government?

>>teduna+N5
Federal law applies to every part of the US. That’s why it’s a federal law rather than a local law.

Federal >> state >> local

>>fnordp+U5
Does not mean it is enforced look at the cannabis status in different states and the lack of federal prosecution.

>>ta988+V6
Except this is a procedural law, enforcement happens judicially in court. Cannabis is a law enforcement and prosecutor discretion thing. If prosecutors brought a cannabis case to court the judges would enforce the law. But the DOJ has opted to deprioritize cannabis enforcement unilaterally.