Police Chief Scott 'confident' raid at journalist's home, office was legal

Police Chief Scott 'confident' raid at journalist's home, office was legal

During a San Francisco Police Commission meeting on Wednesday, Police Chief William Scott said he was confident that a search warrant issued at the home and office of a freelance journalist last week was legal and in compliance with the Shield Law, which prohibits law enforcement from forcing journalists to reveal their sources. The raid at the home and office of stringer journalist Bryan Carmody last Friday was in connection to a leaked police report which detailed the death of late San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. The information was reportedly sold to local news outlets for $2,500 hours after ...

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