San Francisco police drop search warrant and gag order against Indybay, challenging journalist shield laws.

San Francisco police drop search warrant and gag order against Indybay, an independent news collective, after the organization challenged the action. Indybay had been ordered to provide text messages, online identifiers, and other information related to a post claiming responsibility for vandalizing a police credit union. The Electronic Frontier Foundation argued that the police's demand for unpublished source materials from journalists violated shield laws, raising concerns about potential future gag orders and search warrants.