Para_Frog 1 #1 June 17, 2009 This seems small...but it should have everyone at least concerned. Maybe it's the Libertarian in me. Link I expected this administration to rein in DOJs attack on civil liberties and the first amendment. Just me?- Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamLanes 1 #2 June 17, 2009 Are you kidding Harvey? This train wreck is just picking up speed on the track to totalitarianism. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #3 June 17, 2009 I hope the paper files a motion to quash the subpoenas. Should be interesting to see what the judge would do. Federal courts are generally pretty sensitive to First Amendment issues, but that just might not mean squat in the present environment. We'll see. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #4 June 18, 2009 By coincidence, I just found this news story of an almost identical scenario arising in the UK: the British High Court has ruled that online bloggers do not have the right to anonymity. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6509677.ece QuoteRuling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymity Detective constable Richard Horton Frances Gibb, Legal Editor Thousands of bloggers who operate behind the cloak of anonymity have no right to keep their identities secret, the High Court ruled yesterday. In a landmark decision, Mr Justice Eady refused to grant an order to protect the anonymity of a police officer who is the author of the NightJack blog. The officer, Richard Horton, 45, a detective constable with Lancashire Constabulary, had sought an injunction to stop The Times from revealing his name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
