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Judge rebuffs U.S admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters: “We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told U.S government (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is there a legal difference? Like if they are quashed does that constrain the government in some way?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago

    I'm not a lawyer, but my guess is that this is more about publicly admonishing the DOJ lawyers to encourage them not to file them in the first place. There's a difference between telling someone "No" and telling someone "Are you fucking kidding me with this stupid shit?"

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