search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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First Amendment, press advocacy groups concerned by search The search warrant is raising First Amendment worries from press freedom advocates.
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Federal agents with the FBI and USDA executed a search warrant at the Hopkins County ranch after a video surfaced showing the owner shooting and killing one of the dogs.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Senate Bill 11 would require that certain websites — like social media platforms — provide faster responses and a dedicated hotline for Colorado law enforcement officers serving search warrants.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Early Wednesday morning, FBI agents arrived at Natanson’s home and executed a search warrant.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Federal agents with the FBI and USDA executed a search warrant at the Hopkins County ranch after a video surfaced showing the owner shooting and killing one of the dogs.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Senate Bill 11 would require that certain websites — like social media platforms — provide faster responses and a dedicated hotline for Colorado law enforcement officers serving search warrants.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Early Wednesday morning, FBI agents arrived at Natanson’s home and executed a search warrant.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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