ProPublica Partner Sues Mississippi County for Blocking Access to Search Warrants
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The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has sued Mississippi’s Union County, asking a judge to order that search warrants in its county-level justice court be made open for public inspection.

A joint investigation found many #Mississippi courts thwart public scrutiny of search #warrants. Experts say that violates long-standing norms of public access & the state’s public records law.

https://www.propublica.org/article/daily-journal-sues-union-county-mississippi-blocking-search-warrant-access?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post