Updates | The Week of August 21, 2017
Ian Eppler // 8/24/17 //
The Superior Court of D.C. ruled that DOJ can issue an amended search warrant to Dreamhost, demanding data pertaining to a website used to organize protests against President Trump around Inauguration Day (The Hill).
- The public should not be alarmed, as the warrant targets violent protesters who assaulted police officers and committed property damage, argues the Washington Post Editorial Board.
- President Trump’s violent rhetoric against the press could result in actual violence, contends Nicholas Kristof (NYT).
- President Trump, in his Arizona rally, strongly criticized the press, alleging that it has distorted his words (NY Times).
- President Trump’s attacks on the press threaten national security, argues Carrie Cordero at Law Fare.