NYC Criminal Court Has Subpoenaed Twitter In Occupy Wall Street Case

The City of New York is bringing criminal charges against a key member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and as part of its case it has subpoenaed Twitter for more than 3 months of his communication.

Twitter is being called as a witness in the case against Malcolm Harris (@destructuremal). Harris was part of the Brooklyn Bridge protests during Occupy Wall Street, which saw masses occupy the bridge and clash with local authorities, leading to several dozen arrests – including Harris.

On January 26th, the City of New York issued a subpoena to Twitter which reads, in part:

“YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear before the CRIMINAL COURT of the County of New York, PART JURY 7, at the Criminal Court Building… as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the People of the State of New York…”

It demanded all of Harris’ tweets between September 15 and December 31 2011, as...

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