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The FBI search sparked immediate concern among First Amendment advocates.
The president of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Bruce Brown, called the search, quote, a tremendous escalation in the administration's intrusions into the independence of the press.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
District Judge Lorna Schofield applies to John Sarkone, the top federal prosecutor in the Northern District of New York.
In her 24-page ruling, the judge says Sarkone was not lawfully serving in the position because the Justice Department did not follow statutory rules to put him in the post.
The legal fight over Sarkone's appointment comes in response to a challenge made to the subpoenas he issued to New York State Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat and vocal critic of President Trump.
The judge ruled the subpoenas are invalid, and she disqualified Sarkone from taking part in the James investigations.
This is the latest instance in which a federal court has found a top Trump administration prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Authorities say the defendant, Christian Sturdivant, was plotting to use knives and a hammer to carry out an attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in Mint Hill, North Carolina.
Court papers say Sturdivant had been in touch about his plans with two individuals who he thought were members of ISIS, but were in fact undercover law enforcement officers.
He allegedly pledged allegiance to the terrorist group as well.
The FBI conducted a court-authorized search of Sturdivant's home, where they found knives and a hammer under his bed.
as well as a document that allegedly contained detailed plans for an attack.
He was arrested on New Year's Eve before any attack took place.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
The 30-year-old was arrested on December 4 after a nearly five-year FBI investigation.
Prosecutors argue that Brian Cole Jr.
is a danger to the community and that he should remain in custody as his case moves to trial.