U.S.
JUDGE QUASHES NYC’S SUBPOENA SEEKING CLIENTS’ EMAILS
TO THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD
February 25, 2008 – New York - A federal
judge has rejected the City of New York’s bid to subpoena
hundreds of emails to the New York City Chapter of the National
Lawyers Guild (NLG-NYC) from clients who were arrested during
the Republican National Convention (RNC) in 2004 regarding
their arrests and detentions. View
more from the press release (pdf) View
more from the order (pdf)
Statement
Opposing Grand Jury Abuse
The
subpoenas served on the three young Puerto Rican artists
and community workers to appear before a federal grand jury
in Brooklyn must be viewed in light of the documented history
of grand jury abuse. It is not a crime to demand that the
United States government withdraw from Vieques, to advocate
for Puerto Rican independence, or just to be active in your
community. More...
(pdf)
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