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Discuss “Student Subpoena”

Matt Toups, a senior majoring in computer science, has recently found himself the subject of a subpoena issued by the United States Secret Service. The subpoena focuses on Toups and three other systems administrators for Indymedia, an independent online media organization that focuses on political and social issues across the United States.

On August 19, Calyx Internet Access, a New York-based internet service provider, was issued a federal grand jury subpoena to release registration information about NYC Indymedia, a subscriber of Calyx. The subpoena was issued in relation to an official criminal investigation of the violation of 18 U.S.C. 594, which has to do with voter intimidation. The subpoena also asked for further information about...

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