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Twitter surrenders Occupy activist tweets to NY court
Daily Caller ^ | 1:20 PM 09/15/2012 | Josh Peterson

Posted on 09/15/2012 11:19:57 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Twitter handed over the private tweets of an Occupy activist to a New York judge Friday after being threatened with contempt. The surrender ended a months-long standoff between the social media company and the Criminal Court in Manhattan. …

Reuters reported that the Manhattan district attorney’s office hoped to use the tweets undermine (Malcolm) Harris’ claim that police intentionally led protesters onto the Brooklyn Bridge in order to arrest them. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: occupy; occupywallstreet; ows; sedition; twitter

1 posted on 09/15/2012 11:20:03 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Thanks Olog-hai.
2 posted on 09/15/2012 12:14:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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