search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Earlier this year the FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, to gain access to ballots and other records that was premised in part on claims made by White House attorney Kurt Olsen, who has frequently made unproven claims about widespread election fraud in the 2020 election.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Police declined to respond to an inquiry from the Idaho Statesman about when Gebran was located, but court records show that an Ada County judge quashed a search warrant related to Gebran on Tuesday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
Ibarra’s attorneys also had challenged the seizure of two cellphones from his apartment, saying they were not listed on the search warrant, and sought to exclude evidence pulled from them.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
According to the search warrant affidavit, Wolf walked up to Travis Harker, 29, and shot him once in the chest.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Police declined to respond to an inquiry from the Idaho Statesman about when Gebran was located, but court records show that an Ada County judge quashed a search warrant related to Gebran on Tuesday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
Ibarra’s attorneys also had challenged the seizure of two cellphones from his apartment, saying they were not listed on the search warrant, and sought to exclude evidence pulled from them.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
According to the search warrant affidavit, Wolf walked up to Travis Harker, 29, and shot him once in the chest.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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