The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.

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    1 year ago

    Good. The whole point of judicial review is to not be a rubber stamp and to protect the rights of accused. They failed in both ways here.

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      Rubber stamping search warrants is how it’s done though. If every case becomes high profile then things might change but I have no faith.

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        1 year ago

        High profile stories like these at least send a warning to other judges that they take a risk when they blanket approve things without due diligence.

        I’d hope this is a sign for things to change, but I don’t know how likely.