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		pc86 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home How can you sue for damages when a search is done within the bounds of the law?

t-3 2 days ago [–]

You can sue for anything, whether or not you win is another matter. Civil and criminal court also don't have the same rules or standards for evidence and culpability. Whether or not actions were legal is not really what is being adjudicated there.

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