Press Protection Act - Prohibits any person acting under color of law from searching any place or seizing the possessions of any person engaged in print or broadcast media work unless such search or seizure is conducted pursuant to a warrant issued by a court after an adversary court proceeding upon probable cause that such person has committed or is committing a criminal offense or that evidence will otherwise be concealed, altered, or destroyed.
Creates a criminal fine for violators and a civil cause of action for aggrieved persons. Allows punitive damages, not to exceed $10,000, for each violation of this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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