Federal agents showed up at reporters\u2019 homes, targeting journalists for doing exactly what the first amendment protects<\/p>\n
To non-journalists, receiving a government subpoena is a serious thing but probably not a violation of basic rights.<\/p>\n
To journalists, it\u2019s quite a different matter \u2013 an attack on a foundational right to gather information in the public interest and to provide confidentiality to sources.<\/p>\n
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