The partner of US journalist Glenn Greenwald, who helped publish Edward Snowden's leaked files, has won a partial victory from Britain’s high Court:  There’s now a limited injunction that protects Miranda’s electronics that were seized during his detention at Heathrow.

The ruling stops police and the UK government from “inspecting, copying or sharing” anything on the computers, games, or peripherals confiscated by cops.  Police used an anti-terrorism law to detain Miranda at London's main airport for nine hours on Sunday.

The British government claims police were right to use an anti-terrorism law to seek out “highly sensitive stolen information that would help terrorism”.  But critics including the former UK Lord Chancellor who introduced the law say that there was no imminent threat and therefore the law was abused.

The UK government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation is investigating Miranda’s detention and promises a quick report.