一位法官以第一修正案关切为由, 阻止司法部对记者Hannah Natanson的装置进行未经审查的搜查。
A judge blocked the Justice Department from unreviewed searches of reporter Hannah Natanson’s devices, citing First Amendment concerns.
一名联邦法官阻止司法部不受监督地搜查从华盛顿邮报记者Hannah Natanson手中缴获的电子装置,当时正在对五角大楼一名被控泄露机密资料的承包商进行国家安全调查。
A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from conducting an unsupervised search of electronic devices seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson during a national security investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of leaking classified information.
William Porter法官裁定,对她的数字工作产品——包括电话、笔记本电脑和录音装置——进行广泛、不受限制的审查,威胁新闻自由和机密来源保护,侵犯了《第一修正案》的权利。
Judge William Porter ruled that a broad, unrestricted review of her digital work product—including phones, laptops, and recording devices—violates First Amendment rights by threatening press freedom and confidential source protections.
相反,法官将亲自审查材料,只确定相关证据,驳回政府关于建立过滤小组的提议。
Instead, the judge will personally review the materials to identify only relevant evidence, rejecting the government’s proposal for a filter team.
这些设备是在1月14日对纳坦森住所的突袭中缴获的,此案因国家安全调查与新闻诚信之间的紧张关系而引起全国关注。
The devices were taken in a January 14 raid on Natanson’s home, and the case has drawn national attention over tensions between national security probes and journalistic integrity.