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Fed’s Search of Twittering Anarchist Upheld

Federal authorities can resume combing through the notebooks, memory cards and computers of an Twittering anarchist being investigated for violating a anti-rioting law, a federal court judge ruled. A U.S. district court judge found no reason to throw out... ...full story at digg

from digg on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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