Judge Keeps Warrant Under Wraps in iPhonegate
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| There are some things you can't even do with a newfangled iPhone... |
CNET, the AP, Bloomberg, the Los Angeles Times and other news organizations earlier Thursday asked the court to unseal a detective's affidavit used to obtain the warrant two weeks ago. Prosecutors asked a judge to keep the case records sealed.
Gawker is currently wrangling with San Mateo Country prosecutors over whether the search warrant might have been invalid under California's Newsroom Search Act. At issue is whether Chen is suspected of a crime, and whether employees of the Nick Denton Gawker blogging empire are bona fide journalists. If Chen's an alleged perp or a non-journalist -- pretty much the same thing as far as we're concerned -- he might not be protected by the Act.
Judge Stephen Hall kicked the can down the road to colleague Judge Clifford Cretan -- who signed the warrant -- but is now occupied by an unrelated trial. Cretan is unavailable to consider the request until next week.
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