I wrote last week about the different state and federal approaches to sealing search warrants and related documents. It was a timely topic in light of the search warrant the FBI obtained for former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. That search warrant and the inventory of items seized from former President Trump’s home have already been unsealed, but the affidavit supporting the issuance of the warrant has not. This week, the magistrate judge who issued the warrant heard arguments about whether the affidavit should be made public as well. ABC11 reports here that the judge plans to release at least a redacted version of the affidavit. The Department of Justice argued that the affidavit provides a road map to its investigation. It has a week to submit proposed redactions to the court. Keep reading for more news. Violence against law enforcement officers. The News and Observer reports here that “[s]ix North Carolina law enforcement officers have been shot, two of them fatally, in the line of duty this summer.” The story quotes Attorney General Josh Stein, as well as several law enforcement leaders, as condemning the violence and suggesting possible causes and connections. One of the officers who was fatally shot was Wake County deputy Ned Byrd, and according to ABC11, one arrest has now been made in that case with at least one more expected. ABC News reports here that more officers have been shot and killed nationally this year than at the same time in 2021. Escapee apprehended. WRAL [...]
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