December 14, 2006
Posted by Bill Herman
Feds using subpoenas to squash leaks
Federal prosecutors have issued a grand jury subpoena to the ACLU that demands “any and all copies” of a classified document emailed to the group in September. This represents an unprecedented attempt to use a subpoena as a prior restraint on publication of the information. Subpoenas are an investigatory tool, not a means to take [...]