Justice Department asks for higher judge to hear New York iPhone case

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A magistrate judge previously sided with Apple, ruling that the Justice Department could not use a law known as the All Writs Act to compel the tech giant to unlock the phone.

The government and Apple are fighting a similar case in California, where a judge ordered Apple to unlock a phone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter, but Apple has protested.

(Reporting by Julia Edwards; Editing by Tom Brown)