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

Politics The Hill By Ryan Mancini 10 Nov 2026 18:00 1 min read
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...

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