Appeals court limits Trump DOJ’s access to journalists’ private chat logs

A federal appeals court’s three-judge panel unanimously limited Tuesday the Trump administration’s broad access to journalists’ LinkedIn records as part of a national security leak investigation, suggesting it could impart a “damaging blow” to First Amendment rights. The ruling, written by Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, stated the Justice Department’s (DOJ) attempt to…

Source: thehill.com