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Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records

by Eric Tucker
| June 7, 2021 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters' records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.

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