Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Judge Defends Bloggers

Jersey judge shields anonymous blogger

"In a free-speech case that has drawn widespread attention, a New Jersey judge has upheld the right of a blogger to criticize county officials anonymously by telling those officials to take their subpoena seeking the author’s identity and put it where the sun don’t shine.

His honor used legalese, of course, but it’s Jersey and that’s what he meant.

From the Asbury Park Press:

Judge Terence Flynn in Freehold ruled to quash a subpoena filed by Manalapan Township against Google, seeking the name and account information of the author of the blog — daTruthSquad -- calling the request "an unjust infringement on the blogger's First Amendment rights."