Raid on San Francisco reporter's home condemned as 'an attack' on 1st Amendment
by Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2019
3 minutes
The San Francisco Police Department appears to have violated state and federal laws when its officers searched the San Francisco home of a journalist in an apparent bid to identify a confidential source, 1st Amendment experts said Sunday.
The officers carted away phones, computers, tablets and notebooks Friday after using a sledgehammer to try to break through Bryan Carmody's front gate. Officers also searched his independent news organization, North Bay News, and seized a thumb drive, CDs and a police report about the death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi.
Carmody said he suspects the
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