by Q Radio News
A judge says he is "minded to quash" search warrants issued on the homes and offices of two investigative journalists.
Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were detained and questioned last year over the alleged theft of a police watchdog document.
Information appeared in the film 'No Stone Unturned' which revealed alleged security force collusion in the murder of six catholics in the 1994 Loughinisland massacre.
The pair have not been charged and have taken a Judicial Review at the High Court against the PSNI and Durham Constabulary.
They're questioning the legitimacy of police warrants used to carry out raids and seizures, insisting they have the right to protect their sources.
Seamus Dooley from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) says another hearing on Friday will decide the way forward.
Meanwhile, Emma Rogan who's father Adrian Rogan was murdered in the Loughinisland massacre, says both Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey shouldn't be punished for doing their jobs as journalists.
She says they are the only people "who went after the truth" for their loved ones.
(Front row, far left Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey. Front row far right - Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International, Back row far right - David Davis MP)
Patrick Corrigan, the director for Amnesty International Northern Ireland says, "Today is a good news day for press freedom in Northern Ireland and across the UK."
“This is a vindication of Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey’s vital work in investigating the events of that horrific night in Loughinisland in 1994, and the actions of the police in allowing the killers to go free.
“Almost 25 years after the massacre, it is not lost on anyone that the only people so far to face a court room in connection with the massacre are two journalists who bravely exposed the extent of police collusion with the murderers.
“Journalists must be free to investigate issues of public concern without fear of arrest and imprisonment.
“As a result of their wrongful actions, the police have damaged public confidence in policing in Northern Ireland.”
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