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Originally Posted by pknopp
It seems two judges turned the justice dept down.
The new documents show that two judges separately declared that the Justice Department was required to notify Rosen of the search warrant, even if the notification came after a delay. Otherwise: “The subscriber therefore will never know, by being provided a copy of the warrant, for example, that the government secured a warrant and searched the contents of her e-mail account,” Judge John M. Facciola wrote in an opinion rejecting the Obama Administration’s argument.
How Prosecutors Fought to Keep Rosen's Warrant Secret : The New Yorker |
It seems the checks and balances between two branches of our government worked as intended. The Executive branch sought permission to execute a warrant and keep it sealed for a period of time. The Judicial branch agreed. Eventually ordering the warrant to be unsealed.
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