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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/tech-policy/2026/07/judge-rebuffs-trump-admin-demand-for-phone-records-from-nyt-reporters/
Ars TechnicaJudge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reportersWe can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told US.
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
Is there a legal difference? Like if they are quashed does that constrain the government in some way?
Replying to @MagicShel@lemmy.zip
Only legally
Edit: also, ya, how would it not?? They rely on perverting the already perverted money-dependant legal system
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?”