Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

this were a civil proceeding, what I would normally do is ask the parties to show causes why sanctions should not be issued,” the judge said.

The hearing was public despite efforts by the Trump administration to keep secret the litigation spawned by subpoenas it served on the Times’ journalists to try to get them to divulge their sources.

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