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A Customs Summons Can Reach a Journalist’s Phone Records Without Prior Judicial Approval. Here Is How.

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A Customs Summons Can Reach a Journalist’s Phone Records Without Prior Judicial Approval. Here Is How.

Section 1509 lets senior customs officials issue administrative summonses without first going to a judge.

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