Prosecutors renew request for Apple to open iPhone in Brooklyn case

The Justice Department Monday asked a federal judge to force Apple to help investigators open the iPhone of a suspected Brooklyn drug dealer.

Protesters carry placards outside an Apple store in Boston, Feb. 23, 2016.

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March 7, 2016, 6:30 PM EST / Updated March 7, 2016, 7:04 PM EST

By Pete Williams, Pete Williams

The Justice Department Monday asked a federal judge to force Apple to help investigators open the iPhone of a suspected Brooklyn drug dealer.