# Appeals court limits DOJ search of journalists’ source records in leak probe > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/267091 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: MS NOW, Nov 10, 2026, 4:23 PM · Read it: The federal appeals court ruling comes as the Trump administration has aggressively targeted reporters’ records across multiple leak investigations. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 PM: [Appeals court limits Trump DOJ’s access to journalists’ private chat logs]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States) A federal appeals court’s three-judge panel unanimously limited Tuesday the Trump administration’s broad access to journalists’ LinkedIn records as part of a national security leak investigation, suggesting it could impart a “damaging blow” to First Amendment rights. The ruling, written by Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, stated the Justice Department’s (DOJ) attempt to… - Nov 10, 2026, 4:23 PM: [Appeals court limits DOJ search of journalists’ source records in leak probe]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States) The federal appeals court ruling comes as the Trump administration has aggressively targeted reporters’ records across multiple leak investigations. - Nov 10, 2026, 4:29 PM: [Appeals court limits order for LinkedIn to disclose journalists’ communications in leak probe]() — AP (Wire service, United States)