From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
Sun Aug 29 2004
Grand Jury Subpoenas NYC Indymedia Logs
Secret Service Attempts Subpoena for Indymedia Logs
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation and is demanding records regarding NYC Indymedia posts that list the names of Republican delegates and urge protesters to "unwelcome" them to New York City. Federal prosecutors said in a grand jury subpoena that the information was needed as part of a Secret Service investigation into possible "voter intimidation."
It appears the FBI and Secret Service are once again engaging in a fishing expedition to route out dissenting viewpoints, harass people exercising their free speech rights, and intimidate others from exercising their right to protest the Republican National Convention. "We can't see any legitimate purpose behind this investigation, and it looks to us like another attempt to repress legitimate political dissent," says Ann Beeson, associate legal director for the ACLU, which is representing Calyx, an internet service provider for NYC Indymedia.
Aside from on the Indymedia website, the information on RNC delegates can also be found in the RNC's official media guide packet, on various state Republican Party websites, and through a variety of media sources.
The ACLU says it plans to hand over to federal officials on Monday the subpoenaed information on Calyx's contacts at Indymedia, but is unable to reveal who posted the delegates' names, because Indymedia does not log identifying information of its contributors. Report on global Indymedia
It appears the FBI and Secret Service are once again engaging in a fishing expedition to route out dissenting viewpoints, harass people exercising their free speech rights, and intimidate others from exercising their right to protest the Republican National Convention. "We can't see any legitimate purpose behind this investigation, and it looks to us like another attempt to repress legitimate political dissent," says Ann Beeson, associate legal director for the ACLU, which is representing Calyx, an internet service provider for NYC Indymedia.
Aside from on the Indymedia website, the information on RNC delegates can also be found in the RNC's official media guide packet, on various state Republican Party websites, and through a variety of media sources.
The ACLU says it plans to hand over to federal officials on Monday the subpoenaed information on Calyx's contacts at Indymedia, but is unable to reveal who posted the delegates' names, because Indymedia does not log identifying information of its contributors. Report on global Indymedia
2024-04-24
From Coast to Coast, Students Set Up Encampments in Solidarity with Palestinians
Front Page
| Anti-War
| Education & Student Activism
| Central Valley
| East Bay
| Peninsula
| North Bay / Marin
| North Coast
| California
| U.S.
| International
| Palestine
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-04-09
Deal Described as One of the Most Significant Urban Land Back Victories in US History
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Racial Justice
| East Bay2024-03-20
Victory! EFF Helps Indybay Resist San Francisco Police Warrant and Gag Order
Front Page
| Police State & Prisons
| Media Activism & Independent Media
| San Francisco2024-02-09
Catholic Anti-Choice Marchers Get an Earful from Abortion Rights Activists in San Francisco
Front Page
| Health, Housing & Public Services
| Womyn
| San Francisco
| South Bay
| U.S.2024-01-10
Wall of Shipping Containers Intended to Keep the Public Out of People's Park
Front Page
| Police State & Prisons
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism
| Education & Student Activism
| East Bay
| California2023-12-08
Largest Ever Pro-Palestine Marches in NorCal Demand End to US Aid for Israel's War on Gaza
Front Page
| Anti-War
| Central Valley
| San Francisco
| South Bay
| Peninsula
| U.S.
| International
| Palestine
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2023-10-31
Three Activists Detained at Climate Protest for Crossing Beale Air Force Base Gate
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Anti-War
| Central Valley
| California
| U.S.2023-09-29
California Climate Justice Actions in Coordination with Massive New York City March
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Central Valley
| California2023-08-19
Environmentalists Speak Out Against Airport Expansion as Climate Disasters Accelerate
Environment & Forest Defense
| East Bay2023-08-12
Starbucks Bus Tour Stops in San Francisco, Rallies with Allies to Support Unionization
Labor & Workers
| San Francisco
| Peninsula
| California
| U.S.2023-07-19
Halt to Fossil Fuel Funding Demanded as Wells Fargo Operations Shut Down
Environment & Forest Defense
| Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism
| San Francisco
| U.S.
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network