Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration Demand for Journalists’ LinkedIn Data

What happened: An appeals court blocked the Trump administration's demand for journalists' LinkedIn data, ruling the request was too broad and could reveal numerous unrelated confidential sources. Why it matters: The ruling limits the government's ability to obtain records that could expose confidential sources, a press freedom concern raised by the breadth of the request.

An appeals court blocked the Trump administration's demand for journalists' LinkedIn data, ruling the request was too broad and could reveal numerous unrelated confidential sources.

The ruling limits the government's ability to obtain records that could expose confidential sources, a press freedom concern raised by the breadth of the request.