一名法官禁止司法部自由搜查记者Hannah Natanson的装置,
A judge blocked the Justice Department from freely searching reporter Hannah Natanson’s devices, citing First Amendment concerns.
作为国家安全调查的一部分,司法部试图搜查从华盛顿邮报记者Hannah Natanson取走的电子装置,这是对五角大楼一名承包商进行国家安全调查的一部分,该承包商涉嫌泄露机密材料,但联邦法官阻止了这一搜查。
The Justice Department's attempt to search electronic devices taken from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of a national security investigation into a Pentagon contractor who is suspected of leaking classified material has been blocked by a federal judge.
据William Porter法官称,对她的数字工作产品——包括电话、笔记本电脑和录音装置——进行了彻底、不受限制的审查,危及新闻自由和保护机密来源,侵犯了第一修正案的权利。
According to Judge William Porter, a thorough, unrestricted examination of her digital work product—which includes phones, laptops, and recording devices—violates First Amendment rights by endangering press freedom and the protections of confidential sources.
相反,法官将拒绝政府提出的建立过滤小组的要求,亲自查阅材料,只找到相关证据。
The judge will instead reject the government's request for a filter team and personally go over the materials to find only pertinent evidence.
在1月14日袭击Natanson的住宅时,这些装置被缴获;由于新闻廉正和国家安全调查之间的冲突,该案引起了全国关注。
The devices were seized during a raid on Natanson's house on January 14; the case has garnered national attention due to conflicts between journalistic integrity and national security investigations.