North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a police investigator violated state law by confiscating a radio journalist's cellphone without a valid warrant and has been forced to return the device
WILLISTON, N.D. - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a police investigator violated state law by confiscating a radio journalist's cel.
This situation deserves something more than a mea culpa from Stenehjem and the BCI. We need to make sure that Remus and other law enforcement agents across the state understand North Dakota's shield law for reporters, and the importance of the work reporters do.