While the Supreme Court has upheld the right of law enforcement authorities to make unannounced searches of newsrooms for journalists' notes and photographs, the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 restricts the use of warrants to seize information in the possession of public communicators, and state and federal statutes encourage the use of subpoenas rather than search warrants.

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The Supreme Court has upheld the right of law enforcement authorities to make unannounced searches of newsrooms for journalists' notes and photographs, but the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 restricts the use of warrants to seize information in the possession of public communicators, and state and federal statutes encourage the use of subpoenas rather than search warrants.

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