The complaint warned of “dire consequences for First Amendment freedoms” if illegal raids on journalists go unchecked.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting press rights outlined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, has filed a formal complaint seeking disciplinary action against a federal prosecutor following a highly unusual raid of a journalist’s home last month. In mid-January, federal agents served a search warrant to Washington Post journalist Hannah…

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