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Colin Murphy: No laws broken, but garda bid to obtain X data ignored precedent on journalist privilege
As published in the Irish Independent On June 13 last year, a garda went into the District Court in Dublin and asked for, and received, an order to obtain the private correspondence of an Irish media outlet. This happened without the media outlet being present, or being notified. To all practical purposes, then, it happened […]
David Davis MP urges police to use more common sense during coronavirus lockdown.
As reported in the Hull Daily Mail: Yorkshire MP David Davis has said people are coming to him “in droves” to complain about the behaviour of the police during the coronavirus lockdown. The Haltemprice and Howden MP said constituents were contacting him concerned they would not be able to visit sick relatives – or attend […]