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Judge halts DOJ use of key evidence regarding new charges against ex-FBI Director James Comey

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from accessing or using materials taken from a longtime associate of ex-FBI Director James Comey, adding a significant hurdle as prosecutors consider reviving a dismissed criminal case. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued the emergency order Saturday in response to a lawsuit brought by Columbia law professor Daniel Richman, a close friend and former attorney for Comey. Richman argues the government violated his Fourth Amendment rights by holding on to—and continuing to search—a full copy of his computer despite the limits of earlier warrants. In her four-page ruling, Kollar-Kotelly wrote

 

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