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Judge refuses to unseal DA’s search warrant on City of Pittsburgh

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By Bridget Bosworth
April 30th 2026


An April 29, 2026, TribLive article, "Judge refuses to unseal DA's search warrant on City of Pittsburgh," by Paula Reed Ward, quotes Adam Tragone, Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic Local Journalism Attorney, who brought a motion to unseal a search warrant and accompanying affidavit served on the City of Pittsburgh, on behalf of Michael Wereschagin, an editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

A link to the full article, plus a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article and a Tribune-Review editorial, are below:

"Judge refuses to unseal DA's search warrant on City of Pittsburgh," TribLive

"Search warrants served on city of Pittsburgh to remain sealed over retaliation fears," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Editorial: If Zappala would just say it, why seal it?" Tribune-Review