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The New York Supreme Court ruled that the New York Times (NYT) “improperly” obtained internal memos from activist Project Veritas, which were reportedly seized by the FBI in a search last month, and ordered it to return them.
“Steadfast fidelity to, and vigilance in protecting First Amendment freedoms cannot be permitted to abrogate the fundamental protections of attorney-client privilege or the basic right to privacy,” wrote Westchester County Supreme Court Justice Charles Wood, according to Reuters, Dec. 24.
Accordingly, Wood ruled, “That the defendant New York Times and its agents, employees, legal counsel, or other persons under its control are directed to immediately delete/destroy copies of the legal memoranda prepared by Project Veritas’ counsel, Benjamin Barr, from any computer, cloud server or other data collecting or disseminating sources.” …