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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Washington Post demands immediate return of reporter’s devices seized by FBI citing threats to free press

The Washington Post is demanding the immediate return of computers, phones and other devices seized by federal agents during a search of a reporter’s home.

The government’s seizure — in connection with an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials — “violates the Constitution’s protections for free speech and a free press and should not be allowed to stand,” lawyers for the newspaper wrote in court documents Wednesday.

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