Wired Urges Judge to Unseal Gizmodo Search

May 5th, 2010 admin

Wired.com and other news outlets are asking a California judge to unseal the search warrant affidavit that led to a police raid on the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, who paid $5,000 for a prototype 4G iPhone. Under California law, the public has a right to see the documents that led San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford V. Cretan to approve the police search, we argue. We’ve asked for a hearing on the issue at 2 p.m. PT…


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