Word: garst
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Last Friday, Rockingham County Commonwealth’s Attorney Marsha L. Garst and more than a dozen police officers raided the James Madison University campus newspaper, The Breeze. They ordered the staff to turn over pictures taken at Springfest, an annual campus party that police broke up this year because it turned into a riot. On Friday, police entered The Breeze’s newsroom with a search warrant and threatened to seize all cameras, computers, and other documents unless the photos were turned over. Left with no choice but to hand over the photos, Breeze Editor-in-Chief Katie...
...photos are now being held by a third party until a judge can rule on the issue, and The Breeze is currently receiving legal advice on the case. Garst could face a fine for violating the Privacy Protection Act if the case goes in favor of The Breeze. Hopefully, the situation will be resolved in a way that will teach the authorities a lesson about the value of free speech...