The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.
The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.
Good. The whole point of judicial review is to not be a rubber stamp and to protect the rights of accused. They failed in both ways here.
Rubber stamping search warrants is how it’s done though. If every case becomes high profile then things might change but I have no faith.
High profile stories like these at least send a warning to other judges that they take a risk when they blanket approve things without due diligence.
I’d hope this is a sign for things to change, but I don’t know how likely.