search warrant

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When Stafford obtained the warrant for Perkins’ arrest in November, he also secured a search warrant to collect a sample of her saliva.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Tamasi recalled asking Jones to make sure the tablet was included in the search warrant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Martin Shipton, associate editor for Nation.Cymru, confirmed police forced entry into his house in Cardiff on Wednesday, and served him with a search warrant.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Ali Danial Hemani’s legal troubles began in 2022, when federal agents executed a search warrant at his family home, hoping to find evidence that he was connected to a terrorist group in the Middle East.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

After Etta, he said, the path to Ole Jurgensen was clear, and from Ole to Judge Lew Fielding’s chambers: Art had needed a search warrant.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson