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1. backen+a5[view] [source] 2023-08-12 02:20:07
>>_delir+(OP)
Am I missing something? There's no [federal] shield law protecting journalists in the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_laws_in_the_United_Stat...

"There is no federal shield law and state shield laws vary in scope."

https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1241/shield-law...

"There is no federal shield law"

Not even former or sitting presidents are protected.

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2. fnordp+H5[view] [source] 2023-08-12 02:25:20
>>backen+a5
Linked in the original the article:

> 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. The law requires law enforcement to subpoena materials instead. Viar didn’t respond to a request to comment for this story or explain why she would authorize a potentially illegal raid.

* https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000aa

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3. teduna+Z5[view] [source] 2023-08-12 02:28:00
>>fnordp+H5
Does that law apply to non-federal employees?
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4. ceejay+oc[view] [source] 2023-08-12 03:36:46
>>teduna+Z5
How else would you read "a government officer or employee"?
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5. Zandik+Qk[view] [source] 2023-08-12 05:31:58
>>ceejay+oc
Well, there's federal, state/territory, county/parish, city/district/municipal ... Not all government is federal government.
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6. ceejay+O31[view] [source] 2023-08-12 13:44:46
>>Zandik+Qk
Federal law binds all of these, unless either stated otherwise or as forbidden by the Constitution.
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