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

The Justice Department says it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations

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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 media freedom groups.

The reversal follows a pledge last month by President Joe Biden who had said it was “simply, simply wrong” to seize journalists' records and that his Justice Department would halt the practice.