Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge
Media Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge July 23, 202611:31 PM ET David Folkenflik "It's a great day for the First Amendment and a great day for the rule of law," New York Times attorney David McGraw said after the government agreed to withdraw the subpoenas of Times journalists. The government had insisted that it was acting solely in the interest of national security. It filed subpoenas on July 10, just two days after the Times published the first of two stories about concerns that led to the U.S.
- ▪Media Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge July 23, 202611:31 PM ET David Folkenflik "It's a great day for the First Amendment and a great day for the rule of law," New York Times attorney David McGraw sa
- ▪The government had insisted that it was acting solely in the interest of national security.
- ▪It filed subpoenas on July 10, just two days after the Times published the first of two stories about concerns that led to the U.S.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 14 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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Media Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge July 23, 202611:31 PM ET David Folkenflik "It's a great day for the First Amendment and a great day for the rule of law," New York Times attorney David McGraw said after the government agreed to withdraw the subpoenas of Times journalists. NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto hide caption toggle caption NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a federal judge who challenged almost every facet of the government's approach. The government had insisted that it was acting solely in the interest of national security.
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