"The Washington Post has asked a federal court in Virginia to force the US government to return materials belonging to reporter Hannah Natanson, whose apartment was raided last week. Natanson, who has closely reported on the ways in which the Trump administration has reshaped the federal government, had two laptops, two phones, a Garmin watch and other devices seized as part of an investigation into a government contractor's alleged retention of classified materials, an action that press freedom groups decried as highly unusual and wildly inappropriate."
"In addition to requesting the government return the materials, the newspaper also asked for an order instructing the government to keep copies of the material under seal and not review them until the matter is resolved. The Post and Natanson have an undeniable interest in, and need for, the seized data, lawyers for the newspaper wrote. Withholding this data would harm them irreparably, violate their constitutional rights, and constitute an unlawful prior restraint."
The Washington Post asked a federal court in Virginia to order the US government to return materials seized from reporter Hannah Natanson, whose apartment was raided. Federal agents seized two laptops, two phones, a Garmin watch and other devices while investigating a government contractor's alleged retention of classified materials. The Post said the seizure chills speech, cripples reporting, and causes irreparable harm while the government retains the devices. The newspaper filed motions asking for immediate return and for any copies to be kept under seal and not reviewed until resolution. Lawyers argued withholding the data would violate constitutional rights and constitute unlawful prior restraint.
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