Judge Cancels Hearing on Twitter Users’ Challenge to Feds’ WikiLeaks Investigation in Va.

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

Judge cancels hearing on Twitter users’ challenge to feds’ WikiLeaks investigation in Va.

By Associated Press, Friday, April 22, 2:29 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A court hearing challenging the government’s tactics in a criminal investigation of the WikiLeaks website has been canceled.

Three Twitter users are challenging the government’s attempts to obtain some of their account information as part of a wider probe into WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange.

A federal magistrate in Alexandria has already ruled in favor of the government, and prosecutors say the Twitter users’ appeal is delaying their investigation.

U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady had been scheduled to hold a hearing Friday on the Twitter users’ appeal, which is backed by the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. But the judge canceled the hearing and will instead issue a ruling after reading both sides’ written briefs.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/judge-cancels-hearing-on-twitter-users-challenge-to-feds-wikileaks-investigation-in-va/2011/04/22/AFVEIlME_story.html

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"prosecutors say the Twitter users’ appeal is delaying their investigation."

Yeah, damn that due process shit. :sarcasm:

[elias49]

1. The judiciary long ago stopped being 'blind'. nt

[go west young man]

2. In other words... corrupt judge is ready to do the bidding of his masters.

How else can he get his kick back and promotion? America 2011 corrupt as fuck.