“Under heavy criticism from media organizations and others, the Obama administration has pulled back on one important aspect of its crackdown on government leaks: the ability of prosecutors to secretly seize reporters’ records while investigating leaks to the media.  In an announcement Friday, the Justice Department said it is toughening the guidelines for subpoenaing reporters’ phone records while also raising the standard the government needs to meet before it can issue search warrants to gather reporters’ email.”

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2013/0713/Justice-Department-backs-off-on-secret-seizure-of-reporters-records

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