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Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
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Date: January 23, 2014 10:58PM
Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
By TAL KOPAN | 1/22/14 2:23 PM EST
A federal judge Tuesday ordered a New Orleans newspaper to turn over information about anonymous commenters on its website in a case related to an investigation into prosecutorial misconduct in the famous Hurricane Katrina bridge shootings case.
The order came in the federal criminal prosecution of Stacey Jackson, formerly the executive director of New Orleans Affordable Homeownership, who has been accused of misusing federal funds before and after Hurricane Katrina for personal benefit through a kickback scheme.
Jackson petitioned the court to order NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune to turn over the commenters' identities after it came to light in a separate case that members of the U.S. attorney's office were posting anonymous comments online, slamming the New Orleans Police Department and commenting on the case of five police officers who were convicted of shooting civilians on a New Orleans bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In September, a judge ordered a new trial for the officers in light of the prosecutorial misconduct.
Jackson's attorneys last week filed a motion asking the court to allow a subpoena of NOLA.com after a report into the bridge shootings incident tied prosecutors to the pseudonyms of two online commenters who also posted negative comments about Jackson.
On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Wilkinson granted the request, giving NOLA.com 10 days to produce information about the commenters' identities. The news organization's policy is to keep such information private, usually.
The ongoing investigation has been a black eye on the U.S. attorney's office in New Orleans and led to the resignation of a high-profile lawyer known for taking on corruption who had been the longest-serving U.S. attorney in the country.
By TAL KOPAN | 1/22/14 2:23 PM EST
A federal judge Tuesday ordered a New Orleans newspaper to turn over information about anonymous commenters on its website in a case related to an investigation into prosecutorial misconduct in the famous Hurricane Katrina bridge shootings case.
The order came in the federal criminal prosecution of Stacey Jackson, formerly the executive director of New Orleans Affordable Homeownership, who has been accused of misusing federal funds before and after Hurricane Katrina for personal benefit through a kickback scheme.
Jackson petitioned the court to order NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune to turn over the commenters' identities after it came to light in a separate case that members of the U.S. attorney's office were posting anonymous comments online, slamming the New Orleans Police Department and commenting on the case of five police officers who were convicted of shooting civilians on a New Orleans bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In September, a judge ordered a new trial for the officers in light of the prosecutorial misconduct.
Jackson's attorneys last week filed a motion asking the court to allow a subpoena of NOLA.com after a report into the bridge shootings incident tied prosecutors to the pseudonyms of two online commenters who also posted negative comments about Jackson.
On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Wilkinson granted the request, giving NOLA.com 10 days to produce information about the commenters' identities. The news organization's policy is to keep such information private, usually.
The ongoing investigation has been a black eye on the U.S. attorney's office in New Orleans and led to the resignation of a high-profile lawyer known for taking on corruption who had been the longest-serving U.S. attorney in the country.
Re: Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
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The Hard Truth
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Date: January 24, 2014 12:12AM
So they're not allowed to voice their opinions anonymously online now? Conflict of interest I'm sure, but my point still stands.
Re: Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
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Date: January 27, 2014 03:46PM
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Re: Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
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Date: January 27, 2014 03:46PM
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Re: Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
Posted by:
Jury Nullification
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Date: January 27, 2014 04:17PM
The Hard Truth Wrote:
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> So they're not allowed to voice their opinions
> anonymously online now? Conflict of interest I'm
> sure, but my point still stands.
No, if I remember this case correctly these people were from the prosecutor's office and were posting things in their from the investigation and the trial. THAT is a conflict of interest and has basically nullified the verdict of that case.
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> So they're not allowed to voice their opinions
> anonymously online now? Conflict of interest I'm
> sure, but my point still stands.
No, if I remember this case correctly these people were from the prosecutor's office and were posting things in their from the investigation and the trial. THAT is a conflict of interest and has basically nullified the verdict of that case.
Re: Newspaper ordered to reveal commenters' identities
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Mr. Miyagi
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Date: January 27, 2014 05:59PM
Bump